Unit 2.2 - The Moon Vocab & Phases

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What does it mean when the moon is waxing?

Back

The lit portion of the moon is becoming larger.

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What does it mean when the moon is waning?

Back

The lit portion of the moon is becoming smaller.

Front

What is the phase of the moon when it is completely illuminated?

Back

Full moon.

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What is the phase of the moon when it is not visible at all?

Back

New moon.

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What is a waxing crescent moon?

Back

A phase where the moon is less than half illuminated and increasing in light.

Front

What is a waning crescent moon?

Back

A phase where the moon is less than half illuminated and decreasing in light.

Front

What is a waxing gibbous moon?

Back

A phase where the moon is more than half illuminated and increasing in light.

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What is a waning gibbous moon?

Back

A phase where the moon is more than half illuminated and decreasing in light.

Front

How many days does it take for the moon to go from one full moon to the next?

Back

About 29.5 days.

Front

What moon phase occurs approximately 3.5 days after a full moon?

Back

Waning gibbous.