Phases of the Moon from Earth and Space

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This animation is designed to help Earth science students correlate the moon's phases with its orbit around the Earth. The introduction explains that, while the sun always illuminates one half of the moon, the moon's appearance depends on how much of the sunlit moon is facing the Earth. The split-screen animation includes two views of the moon: one from Earth and the other of the moon's orbit around the Earth. Students may toggle between an oblique view of the earth-moon system and a view from above the Earth's North Pole. The animation includes labels to indicate which phase of the moon is in view. Movie controls allow students to repeat, pause, or step through the animation, which can give students more time to analyze the images. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

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Subject keyword(s)	Earth, Moon, Sun, System, Earth and space science, Earth in the solar system, Moon, Phases of the moon, representation, Solar system changes, Space Science
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Instructional Material, Reference Material
Resource format	text, text/html, video
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Visualization ES2503 Examine the phases of the moon from Earth and space. The sun always lights one half of the moon. The moon�s appearance changes through the month because different portions of its sunlit half are visible from Earth. For each phase, examine how the view from Earth is related to the view from space. ! Click the image to see the animation. Use the movie controls to stop the movie on different phases. Jennifer Loomis, TERC