Moon Phases Flashcard

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What do you call a half moon?

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Quarter

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What means getting smaller?

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Waning

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What happens right after the full moon phase?

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The moon goes through its phases in the reverse order.

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True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

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True

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What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

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New, Crescent, Quarter, Gibbous, Full

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What is a full moon?

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A phase where the entire face of the moon is illuminated.

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What is a new moon?

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A phase where the moon is not visible from Earth.

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What is waxing?

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The process of the moon getting larger.

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What is a crescent moon?

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A phase where less than half of the moon is illuminated.

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What is a gibbous moon?

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A phase where more than half of the moon is illuminated.

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