Moon Phases Vocab

When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Half Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

• Waxing moons

• Waning moons

• Crescent moons

• Gibbous moons

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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The different phases of the Moon are caused by:

• The days of the months

• The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth

• The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun

• The tides of the ocean

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About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?

• around 1 week

• around 1 month

• around 1 year

• around 1 day

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

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What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter (or Waxing Half)

• Third Quarter (or Waning Half)

• Waxing Gibbous

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Name this moon phase.

• new moon

• 1st quarter moon

• last quarter moon

• waning gibbous

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During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• having craters on its surface.

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