Describe the phrases of the moon. start with a new moon and work through the different phrases. is it waxing? is it waning? what does waxing and waning mean? how does the phrases depends on the positions of earth and the moon? if you do this you get 50 points good luck you have 24 hours to do this this is science

The Moon travels eastward in the sky, and a few days after the new moon we can see a slight edge, or crescent, of the Moon lit by the Sun. The common term for this phase is "waxing crescent." Waxing means it is growing larger or fuller.

The first quarter moon is the term used to describe a waxing moon that is exactly half-lit. The Moon is now one fourth of the way through its lunar cycle.

When a larger portion of the moon becomes illuminated, it is called a "gibbous moon."

At the full moon, the Moon's face is completely bright and we see an entire circle in the sky. During this part of the cycle, the full moon rises at almost the very same time the sun is setting.

The light on the Moon begins to wane, or grow thinner, and we once again see the gibbous-shaped moon. In this case, it is referred to as a "waning gibbous."

The third quarter moon phase is when the Moon is once again half-lit. However, this time the left side of the Moon is illuminated instead of the right as it was at first quarter. The moon is now three fourths of the way through its cycle.

The last phase of the lunar cycle is the waning crescent. The Moon appears as a sliver in the sky before it becomes dark again.

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