Moon Phases Quiz

During which phase is the moon between the sun and the Earth, with the half of the moon lighted by the sun facing away from Earth?

• New Moon Phase

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

What phase of the moon is visible only during a solar eclipse?

• New Moon Phase

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

At which phase of the moon is half of the moon's lighted surface seen on Earth?

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

What does a Waxing Crescent moon look like?

• Hump-shaped

• Half-illuminated

• Full

• C-shaped

Why does a Full Moon look full to us on Earth?

• It is in its waxing phase

• It is half-illuminated

• It is opposite the sun

• It is in its waning phase

At which phase does the moon begin to wane or shrink because the sun begins to shine on the western edge?

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

• Waning Gibbous

When does a Waning Gibbous moon rise in the night sky?

• Before sunrise

• At dawn

• Around midnight

• After sunset

What is another name for the Last Quarter phase of the moon?

• Third Quarter

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon Phase

• Waxing Gibbous

At which phase of the moon is only a small portion of the lighted part facing Earth visible?

• Waxing Crescent

• Last Quarter

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

Where does a Waning Crescent moon point its illuminated side?

• Eastward

• Southward

• Northward

• Westward