Lesson 5.1 Make-up Lab

INVESTIGATING LUNAR PHASES

1. Type in this address and observe the phases of the moon.

2. http://www.paganinstitute.org/PIR/lunar_info.html

3. http://www.astro.umd.edu/educationalresources/astro/moon/phases.html

4. As seen from space, how much of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun at each position as the Moon orbits Earth?

5. Why do you think the Moon appears to change its shape when viewed from Earth?

6. Draw and label the Moon phases with the Earth in the middle of the sketch.