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The Moon and the Stars 19
Key Topics
Moon and Stars Stars in the Sky
Phases of Moon
Moon and Stars
Look up at the sky during night. The sky is dark black in colour.
At night, we can see the moon and the stars shining.
The moon has no light of its own. There is no air and
water on the moon, so there is no possibility of life on
it. Moon is a satellite of the Earth and it moves around
the Earth. There is no water on the moon. Moon has
only rocks and sand on its surface.
Phases of Moon
The moon is not bright and hot.
It gets its light from the sun.
Sometimes we cannot see the moon at all.
We call this the No Moon.
New Moon
After the No Moon, we see the moon like a bow.
We call this the New Moon.
The New Moon grows bigger and bigger every day.
After a week, it looks like the letter D.
It is called the half moon. Half Moon
The moon is the only heavenly body that shows waxing and waning.
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