Moon Phases

The Moon _____ on its axis

• rotates

• revolves

The Moon _____ around the Earth

• rotates

• revolves

The Moon revolves around the Earth in approximately _____

• 1 month

• 1 day

• 1 hour

• 1 year

None of the Moon is visible on Earth during this phase

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Old Moon

• Round Moon

A small sliver of the Moon is visible during this phase

• Crescent

• Half

• Gibbous

• Full

Only a small portion of the Moon is visible during this phase, but more of the Moon is becoming visible

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning gibbous

During this moon phase, half of the moon is visible and it is continuing to become more visible

• First quarter

• Second quarter

• Third quarter

• Fourth quarter

The phase after first quarter when the moon is not quite full yet

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

The moon has a nearly full appearance in this phase

• crescent

• half

• gibbous

• new

The moon appears full and round during this phase

• new moon

• half moon

• full moon

• old moon