Why does the moon change shape?

What is the Moon?

• A small, round object in the sky

• A large, round object in the night sky that can reflect the sun's light

• A star in the night sky

• A planet in the solar system

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What is a Moon phase?

• The part of the Moon that we can see on a particular night

• The Moon's distance from Earth

• The Moon's temperature

• The Moon's size

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What is a Half Moon?

• When the Moon looks like half of a circle

• When the Moon looks completely dark

• When the Moon looks like a sliver

• When the Moon looks like a full circle

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What is a Full Moon?

• When the Moon looks like a circle

• When the Moon looks completely dark

• When the Moon looks like a sliver

• When the Moon looks like half of a circle

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What is a cycle?

• A set of events that repeat in the same order over and over

• A single event

• A random occurrence

• A unique event

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What does waxing mean?

• When the Moon appears to be getting bigger in shape

• When the Moon appears to be getting smaller in shape

• When the Moon is completely dark

• When the Moon is full

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What is the first half of the Moon cycle?

• Waxing phases

• Waning phases

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What is the second half of the Moon cycle?

• Waning phases

• Waxing phases

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What was the original name for a month?

• Moondays

• Moonth

• Mooncycle

• Moonphase

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What shape does the earth's orbit resemble?

• Perfect circle

• Oval

• Square

• Triangle