Moon

According to NASA, how many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth? 27.3 Where does the moon get its light from? the sun What causes us to see different parts of the lighted moon? the moon rotates earth and spins so it dipends whats angle it is to the sun How many phases of the moon are there? 8 What are each of the phases called? new moon, first quarter, full moon third quarter, waxing crestin, waxing gibbous,waning gibbous, waning cresnt, What does "waxing" mean? increasing or grow bigger What does "waning" mean?decrese or grow smaller