Moon phases

Which location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce a waning (getting smaller nightly) half moon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The yellow circle represents the sun. If you were standing on the blue circle (Earth) and looking up at the moon, you would be seeing the _________ moon.

• new

• full

• crescent

• gibbous

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This is a ___________ gibbous moon.

• crescent

• new

• waning

• waxing

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The phases of the moon are caused by

• the moon revolving around the sun and Earth.

• Earth revolving around the sun and the sun's light being reflect off the moon.

• the moon revolving around Earth and the moon reflecting sunlight towards Earth.

• the moon revolving around Earth with sunlight reflecting off of Earth towards the moon.

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Which lunar phase would be observed from the Earth, if the moon were at a 90° angle with the earth and sun?

• New

• Waxing Crescent

• 1st Quarter

• Full

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In which phase is the full illuminated face of the Moon visible on Earth?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing crescent

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The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon appear as if it is changing shape. From Earth we see the Moon grow from a thin crescent to a full moon and then shrink back to a thin crescent again. The phases of the Moon depend on its position in relation to the Sun and Earth. As the Moon makes its way around the Earth, we see the bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles. These are called "phases" of the Moon.

Why does the Moon have different phases?

• the Sun moves around the Moon

• the Moon moves around the Sun

• the Moon moves around the Earth

• the Moon follows the Sun around the Earth

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There is a pattern to the phases of the moon. The time between one full moon to another is about

• one year.

• one month.

• two weeks.

• three months.

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Waxing moon means? and Waning moon means?

• Moon is getting brighter only

• Moon is getting brighter and moon is getting darker

• Moon is getting darker only

• Nothing

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The phase right before the new moon?

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

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