The Moon

1.)     What did you notice about the phases of the moon?   

The phases of the moon really don’t look very different from space, but they are quite different when you’re looking at it from Earth.  Since the moon revolves around our planet, we see different reflected parts of it at different times of the month.  Sometimes, we see the section of the moon that is dark to us, other times, we see half of the moon, since half of the light reflected from the sun is visible to us, and other times, we see what appears to be the full moon, because the whole part of the moon visible to us is reflecting sunlight.

2.)    Why do we see different parts o f the moon each night?

We see different parts of the moon each night, because of the way it revolves around our planet.  Sometimes, we see the parts of it that reflect sunlight, and sometimes, we see parts of it that are dark. 

3.)     What is a lunar month?

A lunar month is the time between two full moons.