The Phases of the moon Presentation

It's a really informative and colorful presentation about the different phases of the moon. really useful for middle school children

1. UNDERSTANDING THE PHASES OF THE MOON A journey through lunar illumination!

2. Introduction If you look at the sky, you will notice that the moon changes its shape every night. These different views are known as phases of the moon.

3. The following phases are explained in the next slides.

4. What causes moon phases? The key factor is the relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. As the moon orbits the Earth, varying amounts of its illuminated side become visible from our perspective. The phases go on in a repeated process for about 29.5 days.

5. New Moon During this phase, the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. The side facing the Earth is in shadow, making the moon appear completely dark. It marks the start of the lunar cycle,

6. Waxing Crescent Following the New Moon, we enter the Waxing Crescent phase. A small, illuminated crescent becomes visible. This phase is visible in the western sky shortly after sunset. The crescent appears in the shape of an inverted ‘C’

7. First Quarter As we progress, we reach the First Quarter. Half of the moon is now illuminated and visible from Earth. It's called the First Quarter because it's one-quarter of the way through the lunar cycle. It is also known as Half – Moon.

8. Waxing Gibbous After the First Quarter, we encounter the Waxing Gibbous phase. More than half of the moon is illuminated, and it continues to grow towards fullness. The word ‘Gibbous’ originates from the Latin word which means Hump

9. Full Moon After the waxing stage we approach the full moon. In this stage the moon is fully illuminated and can be clearly seen. In this stage, sometimes there is a rare chance of a lunar eclipse occurring.(It happens when all the sun, moon and earth are in a straight line.

10. Waning Gibbous Post-Full Moon, we enter the Waning Gibbous phase. The illuminated portion starts decreasing, but the moon is still more than half-lit. It is quite opposite to Waxing gibbous and the illumination is done on the other 3/4 th part of the moon.

11. Third Quarter Continuing our journey, we reach the Last Quarter. Half of the moon is illuminated, but on the opposite side from the First Quarter. It signifies three-quarters of the lunar cycle completed.

12. Waning Crescent Finally, we approach the Waning Crescent. A small, decreasing crescent becomes visible in the eastern sky before sunrise, leading us back to the New Moon. Unlike the Waxing Crescent stage this one looks like an upright ‘C’. (After this phase the cycle restarts with new moon.)

13. THANK YOU!!! A power point presentation by : - Vemula Sri Chethan