Phases of the moon

What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

• Waxing moons

• Waning moons

• Crescent moons

• Gibbous moons

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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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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Is the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?

• Bigger
• Smaller
• The same

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What is the correct order of the Moon Phases?

• 1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter, New, Full
• New, 1st Quarter, Full, 3rd Quarter
• New, Full 1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter

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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it is most likely in what phase?

• New
• 3rd Quarter
• Full

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What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

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

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The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions
• phases
• rotations
• eclipses

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