Moon Phases

The word "waxing" can replace the first word of which phrase?

• Cooling temperatures

• Dwindling salaries

• Running out of time

• Increasing support

Which term describes the relationship between wax

and wane?

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

• Homophones

Which hypothetical scenario would result in the

moon not having different phases?

• The moon takes twice as long as it does now to orbit

  the earth.

• Earth takes twice as long as it does now to orbit the

  sun.

• Earth has two moons.

• The moon always stays in one position relative to the

  earth and sun.

How much of the moon's bright side can you see during a new moon?

• 0 percent

• 10 percent

• 50 percent

• 100 percent

Which of the following phenomena never affects the

moon's phase?

• The moon's orbit around the earth

• The earth's orbit around the sun

• The earth's rotation on its axis

• The relative positions of the earth, moon, and sun

Piloting a ship by moonlight is most difficult during which phase?

• First quarter moon

• Full moon

• Third quarter moon

• New moon

Place the following phases of the moon in the

correct sequence: A) Waxing crescent; B) Waning

gibbous; C) Third quarter moon

• A, B, C

• A, C, B

• C, A, B

• B, C, A

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

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What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

• The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
• The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
• The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
• The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

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