Moon Phases

When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a...

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the full moon phase.

• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

• This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

• This is the first quarter moon phase.

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the waning crescent phase.

• This is the waxing gibbous phase.

• This is the waning gibbous phase.

• This is the new moon phase.

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What phase is this moon in

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Half-Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Why does the Moon have different phases?

• It rotates on its axis.

• It moves around the Earth.

• It moves around the Sun.

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What is the correct order of the Moon Phases?

• New, Crescent, Full, Half, Gibbous

• New, Full, Gibbous, Crescent, Half

• New, Crescent, Half, Gibbous, Full

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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it is most likely in what phase?

• New

• Crescent

• Full

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