Moon Phases

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

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

Name the moon phase

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

Name the moon phase

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

Name the moon phase

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

In this picture, the earth is _______ around the sun.

• rotating

• seasons

• day and night

• revolving

Rotating causes ________ on earth.

• seasons

• revolving

• rotating

• day and night

This phase is _____.

• full moon

• waxing crescent moon

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth

• the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

• The tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

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

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing