| A | B |
| New Moon | "No moon" in the sky |
| Waxing Moon | gets larger over time |
| Waning Moon | gets smaller over time |
| Moon revolution & rotation | 27.3 days |
| phases | shapes of the moon we see |
| Full Moon | a "completely lit" moon in sky |
| Right | Waxing moons are lit on this side |
| Left | Waning moons are lit on this side |
| Crescent | curved "sliver" of a moon |
| Gibbous | disc shaped moon-more circular shaped |