Moon Phases

How long does it take for the moon to go around the Earth?

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

• 24 hours

• 2 years

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What is the phase located at position 1

• new moon

• 1st quarter

• waxing gibbous

• waxing crescent

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What is the phase located at position 5

• new moon

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

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What phases comes after a new moon?

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

• waxing crescent

• 1st quarter

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upward

• downward

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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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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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Name the moon phase

• full moon

• waning crescent

• new moon

• waxing gibbous

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What is the phase located at position 3?

• new moon

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

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What causes the moon to be illuminated?

• the sun

• the ocean

• the asteroids

• nuclear fusion

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