Phases of the Moon Review

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What are the different shapes of the moon called?

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Phases

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What is a waning moon?

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A decrease in the visible surface of the moon as the days progress.

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What is a waxing moon?

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An increase in the visible part of the moon as the days progress.

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When the illuminated whole surface of the moon is facing Earth, it is called a _______.

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Full moon.

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What do we see during a quarter moon phase?

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Half of the moon's visible surface.

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What is the term for the moon when it is not visible from Earth?

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New moon.

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What phase comes after a new moon?

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Waxing crescent.

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What phase comes after a waxing crescent?

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First quarter.

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What is the term for the moon when it is more than half illuminated but not full?

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Gibbous moon.

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What is the term for the moon when it is less than half illuminated?

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Crescent moon.

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