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6e29ea6155cb423688d3db7a1a13465d Earth's Moon - Coggle Diagram
Earth's Moon
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Vocabulary
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The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon.
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The Moon's Formation
According to a hypothesis after Earth formed an object collided with Earth, which formed a ring around Earth. Eventually, the material in the ring cooled, clumped together, and formed the Moon.
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Phases of the Moon
Waning Phases
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Week 3-Third Quarter: When the lit part of the moon becomes smaller until only the eastern half of the Moon is lit.
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Waxing Phase
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Week 1-First Quarter: When the lunar cycle begins to lit up on the Western edge. By the end of the first week, the Moon's entire western half is lit.
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The Moon's Motion
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It takes the moon 27.3 days to make one revolution and one rotation around the earth. As a result, the same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
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