Moon Phases

Front

What do we call the phase when the lit part of the moon is getting smaller?

Back

Waning

Front

What is the term for a space object spinning on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What do we call the phase when the lit part of the moon is getting bigger?

Back

Waxing

Front

True or False: The same side of the moon is always facing the Earth.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it revolves around another object?

Back

Orbit

Front

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

Back

Full Moon

Front

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

Back

New Moon

Front

What is the term for the imaginary line that the moon rotates around?

Back

Axis

Front

What phase comes after the First Quarter phase?

Back

Waxing Gibbous

Front

What phase comes before the Last Quarter phase?

Back

Waning Gibbous