Moon Phases Review

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What is the name of the moon phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated?

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Full Moon

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What do we call the changes in the moon's appearance as it goes through its cycle?

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Phases

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes after the Full Moon?

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Waning Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes before the New Moon?

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Waning Crescent

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What is the term for the moon's path around the Earth?

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Orbits

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What is the name of the moon phase when half of the moon is illuminated and it is increasing in light?

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Waxing Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase when half of the moon is illuminated and it is decreasing in light?

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Waning Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase when the moon is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes after the Waning Gibbous?

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Last Quarter

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes after the Waning Crescent?

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New Moon