Moon: Day and Night

Gibbous means

• there is more shadow than moon showing.

• there is more moon than shadow showing.

• the moon is dark.

• the whole moon is in the light.

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At which position of the moon would people on Earth see a quarter moon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What phases of the moon is shown at position H?

• Crescent

• New

• Full

• Gibbous

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When the Moon is getting bigger it is in the ___________ phase.

• quarter moon

• waxing

• new moon

• waning

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Which is the name of the phase below?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Full Moon

• Waning Gibbous

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Which is the name of the phase below?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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When the Moon is getting smaller it is in the __________ phase.

• new moon

• quarter moon

• full moon

• waning

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The Sun always shines on half of the Moon. During a new moon, the Moon looks dark. Where is the lit side of the Moon during a new moon?

• The lit side faces toward the Earth.

• The lit side faces half away from the Earth.

• The lit side faces away from the Earth.

• The lit side faces away from the Sun.

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What causes the different phases of the Moon as observed from Earth?

• The Earth's shadow on the Moon

• The Moon's rotation on its axis

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth

• The Sun's position relative to the Earth

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During which phase of the Moon is it completely invisible from Earth?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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