Moon Phases Vocab

Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?

• crescent

• gibbous

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Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?

• crescent

• gibbous

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Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?

• crescent

• gibbous

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Match the following descriptions of the Moon's phases with the correct term.

• New moon

• The period when the Moon's lighted side is becoming less visible

• Waxing crescent or waxing gibbous

• The period when the entire light of the moon is seen.

• Third Quarter moon

• The period when the Moon has completed 3/4 of its turn around Earth.

• Full moon

• The period when the Moon's lighted side is completely dark

• Waning crescent or waning gibbous

• The phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible

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What is the lunar cycle?

• The time it takes for the Moon to rotate on its axis

• A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 27.3 days

• The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Moon

• The cycle of the Moon's surface temperature

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What is the First Quarter Moon Phase?

• When the moon is not visible from Earth.

• When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see all of the illuminated part.

• When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see half of the illuminated part.

• When the moon has completed half of its turn around the Earth and we can see the full illuminated part.

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A month gots its name because it is roughly the amount of time required for the moon to orbit the earth once and go through all its phases. How many days is that?

• ~7.4 days

• ~14.8 days

• ~29.5 days

• ~58.9 days

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This word describes the moon as the lit side grows larger and brighter after a new moon...

• waxing

• waning

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This word describes the moon as the lit side shrinks smaller and smaller after a full moon...

• waning

• waxing

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Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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