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Mo12-L3b: What are the Different Phases of the Moon?
Phases of the Moon
The motion of the Moon around Earth causes the phase of the Moon to change.
Key Concept
What are the Different Phases of the Moon?
What produces the phases of the Moon?
The sequences of phases is the lunar cycle.
SUMMARY
During the waxing phases, more of the Moon’s near side is lit What are the Different Phases of the
each night. Moon?
The Moon’s phases change in a
During the waning phases, less of the Moon’s near side is lit regular pattern during the Moon’s
each night. lunar cycle.
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