Moon Phases and Eclipses (with a sprinkle of seasons)

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other

• Above each other

• Lined up exactly

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Name the eclipse.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter

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Name the moon phase

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

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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How much of the moon is always lit?

• can't tell
• always changes
• half
• 3/4

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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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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous

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