{"id":3356,"date":"2022-12-13T06:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T06:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3356"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:52:21","slug":"s-12-b-how-the-moon-moves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-12-b-how-the-moon-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"s-12.b How The Moon Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>How The Moon Moves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGGHbIQ650\/8uOF1rGF6EORBKOuK8ROYQ\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGGHbIQ650&#x2F;8uOF1rGF6EORBKOuK8ROYQ&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGGHbIQ650&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how the moon moves<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>The Moon Moves Around the Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The Moon orbits (goes around) the Earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It takes about <strong>27.3 days<\/strong> to complete one orbit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>The Moon Spins Too<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The Moon <strong>rotates (spins) on its axis<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It takes the same amount of time (27.3 days) to spin once as it does to orbit the Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>We Always See the Same Side<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Because the Moon rotates and orbits at the same speed, we always see <strong>the same side<\/strong> of the Moon from Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>The Moon Does Not Make Its Own Light<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Moon <strong>reflects sunlight<\/strong>. That\u2019s why it appears to shine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Phases of the Moon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">As the Moon moves, the shape we see changes. These changes are called the <strong>phases of the Moon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>New Moon<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crescent Moon<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>First Quarter<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gibbous Moon<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full Moon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Then the phases reverse back to New Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Why Phases Happen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Phases occur because of how the <strong>Sun, Earth, and Moon<\/strong> are lined up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>angle of sunlight<\/strong> hitting the Moon changes as it orbits Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>The Moon Affects Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The Moon\u2019s movement causes <strong>tides<\/strong> in the oceans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/81986\/826\/875\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-72.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-72.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-72-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-72-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/82872\/188\/470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-74.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-74.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-74-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-74-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How The Moon Moves how the moon moves by Delta publications Key Notes: The Moon Moves Around the Earth The Moon Spins Too We Always See the Same Side The Moon Does Not Make Its Own Light Phases of the Moon As the Moon moves, the shape we see changes. 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