Phases of the Moon

When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Half Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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The Moon gets its light from the

• It reflects the Earth's light

• It reflects the other stars' light

• It reflects the Sun's light

• It makes its own light

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About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?

• around 1 week

• around 1 month

• around 1 year

• around 1 day

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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How much of the Moon is always reflecting light from the Sun?

• The entire moon is always illuminated

• Half of the Moon is always illuminated; it's just not always facing Earth

• Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the new moon

• Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the full moon

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