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Why do we see different phases of the moon?

• We see different amounts of the illuminated half of the moon because the moon moves to different positions around the Earth.

• We see different phases of the moon due to the colored rocks we see from Earth.

• We see different amounts of the Moon due to how close it is to the sun.

• We don't see different phases of the moon.

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Is there a pattern to the position of the Moon?

• Yes-because the Moon orbits around Earth.

• Yes-because the Moon gets closer or farther away from the sun.

• No-the moon appears in the sky at different times and is unpredictable.

• No-the moon never moves or changes.

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Is there ever a time that the moon will be completely dark from Earth's perspective?

• Yes, only during a lunar eclipse.

• Yes, always during a new moon.

• Yes, always during a new moon and sometimes during a full moon when a lunar eclipse is possible.

• No, the moon is always half illuminated by the sun.

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Lunar eclipses...

• happen all the time in the new moon phase.

• can only happen when the Earth is in between the sun and moon.

• never happen.

• can only happen when the moon is in between the sun and Earth.

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a moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth

• exomoon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

• quarter moon

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a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth

• full moon

• crescent moon

• quarter moon

• waxing

• gibbous moon

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when the Moon is completely dark due to Earth's shadow

• orbit

• new moon

• lunar eclipse

• exoplanet

• waning

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the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)

• model

• waning

• waxing

• orbit

• illuminate

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a rocky sphere that travels around a planet

• sun

• moon

• pattern

• orbit

• terminator

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If you looked in the sky and saw a waning gibbous, when is the first time you will see a waning gibbous again?

• one month

• one week

• two weeks

• it depends; the moon is unpredictable

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