Moon Phases

What causes this phase of the moon?

• The moon is orbiting around the sun
• The sun is rotating around Earth
• Earth is between the sun and moon
• The moon is between Earth and the sun

What phase is next?

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• full moon
• new moon

What phase of the moon is pictured?

• New moon
• Full moon
• first quarter moon
• waxing crescent

What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning crescent
• waning gibbeous
• waxing gibbeous
• waxing crescent

What phase of the moon is next?

• waning gibbous
• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• last quarter

What phase of the moon is shown in position 3?

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous

What phase of the moon would be next?

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

Put the phases in correct order.

• w, x, y, z
• w, x, z, y
• w, z, x, y
• w, y, z, x

What phase is the moon in position 1?

• third quarter
• 1st quarter
• full moon
• new moon

What phase of the moon was before the one pictured?

• 1st quarter
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous
• new moon