Moon Phases and Lunar Cycle

What Moon phase is this?

• Old Moon
• Far Side of the Moon
• New Moon
• Waxing Gibbous

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Which phases are waxing?

• 1 and 2
• 2 and 3
• 3 and 4
• 4 and 5

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Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• At the Bottom

• At the Left

• At the Top

• At The Right

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What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

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What moon phase is shown in the picture?

• first quarter

• new moon

• last quarter

• full moon

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The moon is growing/getting bigger and light is on the right.

• Waxing
• Waning

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The moon is shrinking/getting smaller and light is on the left.

• Waxing
• Waning

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First phase of the lunar cycle; not visible and it's often represented by a black circle.

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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The lunar cycle takes 29.5 days

• True
• False

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Why does the moon look different each night?

• the moon orbits the earth so it is in a different spot each night

• the earth orbits the moon so it is in a different spot each night

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