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Vocabulary - The Moon Revolves Around Earth

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STUDENT RESOURCE 2.1

INFORMATION SHEET

gibbous a phase of the Moon

phase one of the changing ways

between the full moon and a

that the Moon appears, as seen

quarter moon, or between a

from Earth

quarter moon and new moon

You have seen different phases

This phase of the Moon is not

of the Moon. The brightest moon

exactly half of a circle and it is not

is the full moon. The dark moon

exactly a whole circle. It occurs

is called the new moon. Other

twice a month: when the Moon is

phases look like crescents, or are

going toward full, and when it is

nearly round, or are half circles.

going away from full.

revolve to travel in a circle or oval

orbit the path an object follows

around another object

when it travels around another

Earth revolves around the Sun

object

about every 365

days (one year).

Earth follows its orbit as it

The Moon revolves around Earth

revolves around the Sun. The

about every 27 days (about four

Moon follows its orbit when it

weeks).

revolves around Earth.

SPACE • SECTION 2 THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND EARTH

Vocabulary - The Moon Revolves Around Earth