{"id":3358,"date":"2022-12-13T06:10:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T06:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3358"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:52:10","slug":"s-12-c-phases-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-12-c-phases-of-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"s-12.c Phases Of The Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Phases Of The Moon<\/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\/DAGGJAAgBq0\/koYMhNstieEzB6KR1el31A\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGGJAAgBq0&#x2F;koYMhNstieEzB6KR1el31A&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGGJAAgBq0&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phases of moon<\/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>What Are Moon Phases?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The Moon does not make its own light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We see the Moon because it reflects sunlight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the Moon orbits the Earth, different parts of it are lit by the Sun\u2014this causes the <strong>phases<\/strong> of the Moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Why Do Moon Phases Happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Moon phases are caused by the <strong>Moon&#8217;s revolution<\/strong> around the Earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It takes about <strong>29.5 days<\/strong> for the Moon to complete one full cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Major Phases of the Moon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf11 <strong>New Moon<\/strong> \u2013 The Moon is between the Earth and Sun. We can&#8217;t see it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf12 <strong>Waxing Crescent<\/strong> \u2013 A small part of the Moon starts to show on the right side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf13 <strong>First Quarter<\/strong> \u2013 Half of the Moon is visible (right half).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf14 <strong>Waxing Gibbous<\/strong> \u2013 More than half is visible and growing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf15 <strong>Full Moon<\/strong> \u2013 The entire face of the Moon is lit up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf16 <strong>Waning Gibbous<\/strong> \u2013 The Moon starts to shrink from the right side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf17 <strong>Last Quarter<\/strong> \u2013 Left half of the Moon is visible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf18 <strong>Waning Crescent<\/strong> \u2013 Only a small crescent is visible on the left side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Waxing<\/strong> \u2013 Moon appears to <strong>grow<\/strong> (light increases from right).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Waning<\/strong> \u2013 Moon appears to <strong>shrink<\/strong> (light decreases from right).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gibbous<\/strong> \u2013 More than half of the Moon is visible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crescent<\/strong> \u2013 A small sliver of the Moon is visible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Moon Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The same side of the Moon always faces Earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Moon affects Earth&#8217;s tides due to gravity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>lunar cycle<\/strong> (from one new moon to the next) is about a <strong>month<\/strong>.<\/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\/81987\/599\/919\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-71.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-71-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-71-150x150.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\/82873\/652\/231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-73.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-73.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-73-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-73-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phases Of The Moon phases of moon by Delta publications Key Notes: What Are Moon Phases? Why Do Moon Phases Happen? Major Phases of the Moon: Vocabulary: Moon Facts: Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3358","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3358"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15874,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3358\/revisions\/15874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}