Moon Phases

How many phases are there

• 2

• 5

• 8

• 10

how many days are in between each phase

• 1

• 6.5

• 2.3

• 3.5

what is in between full moon and first quarter

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

what phase is this

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• Third quarter

what causes the phases

• moon's revolution

• tilt

• the sun

• the Earth

Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases
• eclipses
• stages
• cycle

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What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth
• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
• The tilt of Earth
• how fast the moon is moving

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

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Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

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