Phases of the Moon and Eclipses

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• 3rd Quarter

• 1st Quarter

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Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4

• 10

• 8

• 16

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• 1st quarter

• waxing gibbous

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You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because...

• new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases

• only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse

• the moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse

• the moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ____.

• waxing

• new

• waning

• eclipse

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Name the eclipse.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• Full Moon

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