GIVING BRAINLIEST The moon itself doesn’t emit any like the sun. What we see when we see the moon is sunlight off the moon.
The of the moon is how much of the moon appears to us on to be lit up by the sun.
of the moon is always lit up by the sun, except during an , but we only see a portion that is lit up.
Around once per , the moon around the Earth.
As the moon circles the Earth, we can only see a portion of the lit up side. When we can see 100% of the lit up side, this is a moon. When we can’t see any of the lit up side, this is called a moon or moon.
What are the different phases of the moon?
As the moon orbits or circles the Earth, the phase .

What is the phase called where we can’t see any of the lit up side of the moon?

Starting with the New Moon, list the phases of the moon.








Waxing or Waning?
As the New moon begins its orbit and we see more and more of the moon, this is called .

After the moon gets to its Full phase, we start to see less and less of the moon. This is called .