Moonrise and Moonset

When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

• waning
• full
• waxing
• new

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About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 7 days
• 365 days
• 29 days
• 20 days

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Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?

• one month
• two weeks
• 3 days
• 24 hours

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As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see:

• the moon appearing increasingly lighter
• The amount of light the moon is receiving decreasing
• the amount of light the moon gets staying constant
• more light and then less light

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

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Define New Moon

• None of moon is visible from Earth
• All of moon visible from Earth
• Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
• Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

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Name the moon phase

• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

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The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Left Side
• Right Side

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Define Waning

• Moon appears to be gradually increasing in size
• Moon is completely illuminated
• Moon appears to be gradually decreasing in size
• More than half illuminated

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What causes sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset?

• Earth revolving on its axis

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The moon rotating on its axis

• Earth revolving around the sun

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