Moon Phases Review

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What causes the moon's phases to change as we view them from Earth?

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As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amounts of reflected sunlight.

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What is the name of the moon phase when it is less than halfway filled with light?

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Crescent

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What is the name of the moon phase when it is more than halfway filled with light?

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Gibbous

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

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Full Moon

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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 occurs after the New Moon and before the First Quarter?

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Waxing Crescent

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the First Quarter and before the Full Moon?

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Waxing Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the Full Moon and before the Last Quarter?

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Waning Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the Last Quarter and before the New Moon?

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Waning Crescent

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What is the name of the moon phase when the moon is half illuminated?

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First Quarter