2 Lunar Cycles and Motions

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

Letters C-A show this term described by the increase in illumination of the Moon as viewed from Earth.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Rising

• Setting

What would the Moon look like roughly 2 weeks after the phase in the picture?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

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The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

• one week

• one month

• one year

• one century

About how long does it take for the moon to go from 1st Quarter moon to 3rd Quarter moon?

• 1 day

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 1 month

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• first quarter

• new moon

• full moon

• last quarter

What moon phase is shown in the picture?

• first quarter

• new moon

• last quarter

• full moon

First Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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