Phases of the Moon

Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?

• waxing 
• waning

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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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Name this moon phase.

• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent

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Name this moon phase.

• 1st quarter
• 3rd/last quarter
• new moon
• waxing crescent

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Name this moon phase.

• new moon
• 1st quarter moon
• last quarter moon
• waning gibbous

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Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

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The moon is appearing to get larger

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

• Crescent

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Is the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?

• Bigger
• Smaller
• The same

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The Moon gets its light from the

• Earth
• Stars
• Sun

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