6.3 - Phases of The Moon

What is the sequence of moon phases?

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

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

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

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

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What does the waxing phase of the moon mean?

• The moon is not visible in the sky.

• The moon is disappearing from the sky.

• The moon is getting larger in the sky.

• The moon is getting smaller in the sky.

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What does the waning phase of the moon mean?

• The moon is getting larger in the sky.

• The moon is getting smaller in the sky.

• The moon is completely invisible in the sky.

• The moon is not changing its size in the sky.

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During which phase is the Moon completely illuminated from Earth's perspective?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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What phase comes immediately after a New Moon?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

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What phase comes right before a Full Moon?

• Last Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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What is the phase of the Moon when it is not visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

• First Quarter

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During which phase of the Moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• New Moon

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What is the correct order of the Moon phases starting from Full Moon?

• Full Moon, Waning Crescent, Last Quarter, Waning Gibbous, New Moon

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

• Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon

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

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What phase is the Moon in when it is more than half illuminated but not yet full?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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