Moon Phases

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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How much of the moon is always lit?

• can't tell
• always changes
• half
• 3/4

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What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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The moon ____________ around the Earth.

• revoloves
• rotates
• up
• down

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How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?

• about 12 days

• about 28 days

• about 7 days

• about 365 days

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• last quarter/3rd quarter

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Tides are caused by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

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