A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. This moon is seen one to several days after new moon.

One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger. This occurs when the moon makes a right angle with the sun and comes a week after the new moon. This moon is often called a "half a moon."

At this time half of the moon is lit up. The part that is lit is slowly getting bigger. This moon can be seen between the half moon and the full moon. It can also bee seen one to two weeks after a new moon. 

The side of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing the Earth. The entire moon is lit up at this point, this phase takes place when the moon and the Earth are located on opposite sides of the Sun. At this time, the moon, earth, and sun are aligned in a straight line. This moon occurs every 29.5 days.

This moon is not quite lit up all the way by sunlight. The part of the moon this is lit is slowly getting smaller. This moon is a little more than two weeks after a new moon and occurs when the moon is more than one-half but less than three-fourths of the way around the sky (i.e., along its orbit) from new moon.

Half of the moon is lit up and the part that we can see lit up is slowly getting smaller. This moon comes about three weeks after a new moon. This moon starts moving closer to the sun, thus, it becomes less noticeable

A small part of the moon is lit up at this point. It is getting smaller by the minute. This moon is seen one to several days before a new moon. This moon is a line with the Earth and Sun. This means that part but less than one-half of the Moon is illuminated by direct sunlight.

“Waxing” essentially means______.

The word “crescent” refers to the phases where the moon is

The word gibbous refers to phases where the moon is  “

Waning” essentially means

Day and night is caused by

How long does the Earth take to make a complete rotation on its axis?