Moon Cycle Vocabulary

These flashcards cover the essential vocabulary related to the moon cycle and astronomy.

laser

A device that produces a narrow beam of light.

emit

To send out or give off a ray of light.

scatter

To throw or go to various places.

reflect

To show the same image back of something/someone.

detect

To notice something that is difficult to see.

orbit

To move around another object.

waxing

In astronomy, when the light portion of the moon is increasing.

waning

In astronomy, when the light portion of the moon is decreasing.

crescent

Having a C shape.

gibbous

A phase of the moon where the light part is bigger than a semi-circle but smaller than a circle.

solar

Relating to the sun.

lunar

Relating to the moon.

eclipse

To block the light from a celestial body by another celestial body.

predict

To say or estimate what will happen in the future.