Phases of the Moon
The Moon makes no light of its own - the Sun always lights one half of it. As the Moon goes around the Earth, about once a month, we see different amounts of that lit half, from none of it (new moon) to all of it (full moon) and back again.
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You can explain the Moon's phases by where the Moon is on its trip around the Earth, and why they are not caused by the Earth's shadow.
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You can explain the Moon's phases by where the Moon is on its trip around the Earth, and why they are not caused by the Earth's shadow.
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