Phases of the Moon

What does "waning" mean? 

• growing
• shrinking
• lighted
• dark

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Which phase of the moon is this?

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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Ignore the way the moon 'looks' in this diagram, simply pay attention to the POSITION.

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

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What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

• The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
• The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
• The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
• The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

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What helps us see the phases of the moon? 

• Sun
• Earth 
• Stars 

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Which phase of the moon is this?

• Last Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

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We can see the light shining on the Moon during the New Moon Phase. 

• True
• False

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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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Ignore the way the moon 'looks' in this diagram, simply pay attention to the POSITION.

What is the phase of the Moon at position #1?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1