Moon Phase Tracker
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Moon Phase Tracker
Read the observing log
A student in Aotearoa records the Moon’s appearance at roughly the same time each evening. Cloudy nights are left blank. The observations are described in words, with the illuminated part stated for each night.
Night
Date
What was visible
1
4 March
Thin crescent; illuminated side increasing
2
11 March
Half illuminated; illuminated side increasing
3
18 March
Nearly all illuminated; still increasing toward Full Moon
4
25 March
Half illuminated; illuminated side decreasing
Investigate the pattern
Use the observing log and your knowledge of Moon phases to solve the questions. Explain your reasoning where asked.
- First Quarter
- Last Quarter
- Full Moon
- Waning Crescent
- Earth’s shadow covers a different amount of the Moon every night.
- We see different portions of the Moon’s sunlit half as the Moon orbits Earth.
- The Moon produces more light at some points in its orbit.
- Clouds change the shape of the Moon.
3 printable pages
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