Moon Phases

What are the different phases of the moon?

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Blue Moon

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Supermoon

What is the term used to describe the gradual increase in the visible size of the moon?

• waxing

• full moon

• waning

• new moon

What is the term used to describe the gradual decrease in the visible size of the moon?

• waning

• waxing

• crescent

• gibbous

During which phase of the moon is the moon not visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• Crescent Moon

During which phase of the moon is the entire visible side of the moon illuminated?

• Full Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Half Moon

• New Moon

What is the term used to describe the phase of the moon when it is more than half but not fully illuminated?

• Gibbous

• Crescent

• Full

• Quarter

What is the term used to describe the phase of the moon when it is less than half but not fully illuminated?

• Gibbous

• Full

• Crescent

• Quarter

What is the term used to describe the phase of the moon when it is more than half but not fully illuminated and getting smaller?

• waning crescent

• waning quarter

• waning half

• waning gibbous

What is the term used to describe the phase of the moon when it is less than half but not fully illuminated and getting larger?

• new moon

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• full moon

What is the term used to describe the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• Crescent Moon