DOL Moon Phases in Order 2-11-25

What are the 4 main moon phases that occur about every 7 days?

HINT: Every 4 moons that divide the moon cycle.

• waxing crescent, full moon, first quarter, new moon

• waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, new moon, third quarter

• new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter

• waning gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waning crescent

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What moon is located here?

• First quarter

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  Waxing crescent

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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You just covered the four quarter moons and now have to move on to the waxing and waning.

WAXING IS TO KNOW THE MOON IS ____________

From here on out I hope you are ready to know which moon phase comes after NEW moon.

• GROWING

• SMALLER

Answer explanation

Waxing because everyday after this phase the amount seen of the illuminating side seems to be growing.

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What is the missing moon phase?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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During this phase, the moon is at a 90 degree angle with respect to the earth and the sun. So we see exactly only one half of the illuminated side of the moon.

Called the ​ (a)   Quarter.

• First
• Full
• New
• Half

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During a (a)   , the entire illuminated part of the moon can be seen from earth. During this phase, the moon, (b)   , and the (c)   are all in alignment again.

• Full Moon
• earth
• sun
• New Moon
• Mercury
• venus

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Great job recognizing the full moon! Now, keep going—watch how the moon starts to shrink. What’s the next phase on our journey to go back to the new moon? Are you ready?

Waning time is to shrink!!

• Yes, I'm ready to go!!

• Yes, 100%

• No, I need to grab my reference in front of me.

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The picture below shows the pattern of the Moon’s appearance over the last month. There is a picture missing at the arrow. Which picture below shows how the Moon would appear at the arrow?

• This is the last quarter moon phase.

• This is the full moon phase.

• This is the first quarter moon phase.

• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

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Part A Annabelle and Tytus draw a diagram that represents a portion of the Moon phases. What would the order of the Moon phases look like next in this sequence?

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Part B According to what comes after the waning crescent that looks like a banana, what is the rest of the sequence from what we see it from Earth that starts the cycle all over again?

Answer explanation

The phases begin all over again to the New Moon.

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