phases - moon shapes that appear to change each night, orbital period of the moon - 29 and half days; about one month is how long it takes the moon to orbit Earth, new moon - the moon is completely dark because the unlit side is facing Earth, solar eclipse - when the moon is between the sun and Earth, waxing crescent - thin slice of light that is growing, waxing - growing, first quarter - have of the moon is lit up; one quarter of the way through its cycle, waxing gibbous - portion of moon that is humped or swollen and growing, full moon - biggest and brightest phase;halfway through its orbit; on other side of Earth, lunar eclipse - Moon is on other side of Earth; Earth's shadow is on the Moon i, waning - shrinking, waning gibbous - the Moon appears to be getting smaller and is humped or swollen, third quarter moon - Moon is three quarters of the way around its cycle;half moon, waning crescent - sliver of moon that is lit and getting smaller, number of phases - eight, tides - the rise and fall of the sea level due to the moon's gravitational pull,

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