study guide - Moon Phases

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

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 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 this moon phase

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

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

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What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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What is the source of the moon's light?

• Earth

• the sun

• the moon

• Mars

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When the moon is where the arrow is pointing, what would it look like from Earth?

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If you see a full Moon tonight, what Moon will you see in a week?

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Crescent
• New Moon

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