Phases of the Moon

How many phases of the moon are there?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

What are the positions or order of the Earth, Moon and Sun when there is a full moon?

• Sun, Moon, Earth
• Sun, Earth, Moon
• Moon, Earth, Sun
• Moon, Sun, Earth

The phases of the moon, IN ORDER, are:

• new moon-->waxing gibbous-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->full moon-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter-->waning gibbous
• new moon-->waning crescent-->1st quarter-->waning gibbous-->full moon-->waxing gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waxing crescent
• new moon-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter
• new moon-->waxing crescent-->first quarter-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waning crescent

Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent
• first quarter moon
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name this moon phase.

• new moon
• firt quarter moon
• third quarter moon
• waning gibbous

What is this moon phase?

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name this moon phase.

• first quarter
• third quarter
• new moon
• waxing crescent

Name this moon phase.

• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• all of it
• the same side
• none of it
• only one quarter

Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent
• waxing crescent