Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4

What do we call the part of the Moon that faces the Sun?

• The dark side

• The bright side

• The shadowed side

• The hidden side

What do we call the phase when the visible part of the Moon is getting bigger?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Full Moon

• New Moon

What is the name of the phase when the Moon is more than half illuminated and decreasing?

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

• New Moon

What do we call the phase when the Moon is positioned behind the Earth from the Sun's perspective?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• Crescent Moon

What is the term for the phase when the Moon is less than half illuminated and decreasing?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

• New Moon

How long does a complete moon cycle take?

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 30.0 days

• 28.0 days

What is the term for the phase when the Moon is three-quarters illuminated?

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

What is the term for the time it takes for the Moon to go through all its phases?

• Lunar Month

• Solar Month

• Sidereal Month

• Tidal Month

What is the name of the line that separates the lit and unlit sides of the Moon?

• Terminator

• Equator

• Horizon

• Meridian

What phase occurs after the first quarter and before the full moon?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

• First Quarter