When we look at the moon, the light that we see is actually the light of the sun reflected by the moon. Half of the moon is always in sunlight and half is always in darkness. Even though half of the moon stays lit, or illuminated, by the sun, the moon appears to have different shapes on different nights. These shapes are called phases. Different phases occur because we see different amounts of the lighted half of the moon on different days. The more of the illuminated side of the moon we see, the larger the moon appears to be. The less of the illuminated side of the moon we see, the smaller the moon appears. For example, during the full moon phase, all of the lighted part of the moon is seen from Earth and the moon appears fully lit. During the new moon phase, when the whole moon appears very dark, only the non-lit part of the moon is visible to Earth. The names of all the phases of the moon are shown below.

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When we look at the moon, the light that we see is actually the light of the sun reflected by the moon.  Half of the moon is always in sunlight and half is always in darkness. Even though half of the moon  stays lit, or illuminated, by the sun, the moon appears to have different shapes on different nights.  These shapes are called phases. Different phases occur because we see different amounts of the lighted  half of the moon on different days. The more of the illuminated side of the moon we see, the larger  the moon appears to be. The less of the illuminated side of the moon we see, the smaller the moon  appears. For example, during the full moon phase, all of the lighted part of the moon is seen from  Earth and the moon appears fully lit. During the new moon phase, when the whole moon appears  very dark, only the non-lit part of the moon is visible to Earth. The names of all the phases of the  moon are shown below.
These moon phases occur in a highly predictable pattern. New moon is always followed by waxing  crescent, then first quarter, then waxing gibbous, then full moon, then waning gibbous, then third (or  last) quarter, then waning crescent, then back to new moon. Then the cycle repeats. This cycle of  phases of the moon are caused by the Moon’s revolution around the Earth. One complete cycle of  moon phases takes 29.5 days, or one month (think “moon-th”).
Use the information above to answer the following questions. You must use full sentences to record your response in order to receive full credit.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Sure! Please provide the questions you would like me to answer based on the information provided about the moon phases, and I will respond in complete sentences.

nut · Answer

Which two dates from the chart above would have nights with a full moon?

GPT-4o mini · Answer

I apologize, but it seems that there is no chart included in your message indicating specific dates for the moon phases. However, I can explain that a full moon occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon, allowing us to see the fully illuminated side of the Moon. If you provide the chart or list of dates, I would be happy to identify which ones correspond to a full moon.

nut · Answer

how much of the lit portion of the moon do we see?
date in 2020 percent illuminated date in 2020 percent illuminated date in 2020 percent illuminated date in 2020 percent illuminated
10/31 100 11/8 50 11/16 3 11/24 72
11/1 99 11/9 41 11/17 8 11/25 80
11/2 97 11/10 30 11/18 15 11/26 87
11/3 93 11/11 20 11/19 24 11/27 93
11/4 87 11/12 11 11/20 33 11/28 97
11/5 80 11/13 5 11/21 43 11/29 99
11/6 71 11/14 1 11/22 51 11/30 100
11/7 62 11/15 0 11/23 63

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Based on the chart you provided for the year 2020, the two dates when the moon had a full appearance, meaning it was 100% illuminated, are October 31 and November 30. This means that on these dates, we see the entire lit portion of the moon.

nut · Answer

can you write it like a kid wrote it

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Sure! Here’s a response written in a more kid-friendly style:

The two days in 2020 when we could see a full moon, which means the moon was lit up all the way, are October 31 and November 30. On these nights, the moon looked super bright and round because we could see all of the lit part!

nut · Answer

Halloween night 2020 had a full moon. Does this mean that the entire moon was lit by the sun on that night? Explain the answer like a kid.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Yes, Halloween night in 2020 really had a full moon! This means that the whole moon was lit up by the sun on that night. When we see a full moon, it’s like the Earth is standing right in the middle of the sun and the moon. Because of that, we can see all of the bright side of the moon shining down on us. So, yes! The entire moon was shining bright and looked super cool in the night sky!