What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

We always see the same side of the moon because?

The moon rotates and revolves at roughly the same rate the Earth does

Why do we see phases of the Moon?

Changing angles of the Earth, Moon, and Sun

Moon’s revolution around the Earth

The views of light and dark on the Moon as visible from Earth

We see the "new moon" because ______.

The moon is between the earth and sun.

The sun is between the earth and moon.

The earth is between the moon and sun.

Why is there no such thing as the dark side of the Moon?

the Moon rotates and revolves at the same rate

the Moon is a sphere causing one dimension to always be dark

the Moon is not tilted on an axis like Earth is

Why are the 1st and 3rd (last) quarter phases called quarters?

the 1st quarter is one quarter the way through the lunar cycle and the 3rd (last) quarter is three quarters of the way through the lunar cycle

only one quarter of the entire sphere is illuminated during these phases

The scientist who named the moon phases was a coin collector

the quarter phases have one quarter of the Earth's shadow

The changing appearance of the phases during the lunar cycle happen

when Earth casts a shadow on the moon

What causes the phases of the Moon?

the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

Earth casts a shadow on the Moon

the Moon revolving around the Sun

Why are crescent moons always pointed away from the sun?

because of the direction of the sunlight

because of the side of Earth's shadow that hits it

because the space banana is pointed away from the sun

because the moon is tilted on its own axis

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Name the moon phase

waning crescent

waxing crescent

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

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1 min • 1 pt

Name the moon phase

waning crescent

waxing crescent

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

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1 min • 1 pt

Name the moon phase

First Quarter

Last Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

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1 min • 1 pt

Name the moon phase

First Quarter

Last Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

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1 min • 1 pt

Name the moon phase

First Quarter

Last Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

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What is illuminating the Moon?

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Name the moon phase

waning crescent

waxing crescent

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

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Moon Phases

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

What is illuminating the Moon?

Name the moon phase

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

How many phases does the moon go through?

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