Moon Phases

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Waxing means getting bigger

• True

• False

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

The 3rd Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Right

• Left

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

waning means getting bigger

• True

• False

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases
• eclipses
• stages
• cycle