Identify Moon Phases

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 26th.

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on 15?

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What moon would you expect to see on March 23rd?

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What moon would you expect to see on March 18th?

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Which moon phases are "gibbous"?

• and 5

• and 8

• and 6

• and 7

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Which moon phases are "crescents"?

• and 5

• and 8

• and 6

• and 7

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Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• At the Bottom

• At the Left

• At the Top

• At The Right

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What moon phase should be between the two shown?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• last quarter

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Identify the name of the phase of the moon that occurs BETWEEN the two given phases.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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It will be a full moon on December 23, 2018. About what date will the next full moon occur?

• January 1, 2019

• January 10, 2019

• January 21, 2019

• February 1, 2019

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