Eclipses and Moon Phases

What is the name of the first moon phase?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Quarter Moon

In a lunar eclipse, what is the order of the Sun, Moon, and Earth?

• Sun, Moon, Earth
• Sun, Earth, Moon

Which type of eclipse occurs more frequently ~ solar or lunar?

• Solar
• Lunar

Which type of eclipse is visible to an entire hemisphere of the Earth? 

• Solar
• Lunar

What does the term "waxing" mean when referring to phases of the moon?

• Getting smaller
• Full Moon
• Getting larger
• New Moon

Name this moon phase.

• Waxing Gibbous
• First Quarter
• New Moon
• Waning Gibbous

Name this moon phase.

• Waning Crescent
• Quarter Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous

What side of the moon is lit when the moon is "waxing"?

• Right
• Left

Name this moon phase.

• New Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous

What side of the moon is lit when the moon is "waning"?

• Right
• Left