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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What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent
• waxing crescent

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What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous
• full moon
• 1st quarter
• 3rd quarter/last quarter

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Name the phase of the moon that comes one week BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• 1st quarter
• 3rd/last quarter

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The moon cycle (lunar cycle) takes approximately _______________ to complete.

• 14 days
• 28 days/approximately one month
• 58 days
• 1 week

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, it is most likeky a:

• Full Moon
• Half Moon
• 3rd Quarter Moon

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