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A Summary Of The Wolf Moon Explanation

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Mr Wolf Moon Explanation: Mr. Wolf’s explanation of the moon phases was mostly correct. Mr. Wolf started off by saying that the sun reflects off of the moon, making a shadow on the moon. This is right because the sun reflects off of the moon. But, he was also wrong because it’s not a shadow on the moon, it’s a reflection. The sun’s light reflecting off of the moon makes it visible to us on Earth. He also said that the moon revolves around the sun. This is wrong because the moon rotates counterclockwise around the Earth as the Earth revolves around the sun. The moon’s rotation around the Earth and sun’s light reflecting off of it causes the phases. The moon goes through 8 phases, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent. Then it repeats these phases as it goes around the Earth, which takes the moon 28 days. Overall, Mr. Wolf was pretty close to knowing how the moon phases happen.

Moon Phases Explanation-Mrs. Challe Mrs. Challe explained the moon phases mostly wrong. She started off by saying that the sun’s shadow blocks the moon. Which is wrong because the sun’s light reflects off of the moon’s surface, making it visible to us. When Mrs. Challe was asked where a full moon happens, she held it up in the right spot. With the Earth between the Sun and Moon. But, when she had to explain it she had no clue why a full moon happens when the moon is in that place. A full moon happens when the moon is
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