Moon Phases Review

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True or False: In space, half of the moon is always lit and the other half is dark.

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True

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes after the New Moon and before the First Quarter?

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Waxing Crescent

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What causes the moon's phases to change as we view them from Earth?

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As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amounts of reflected sunlight.

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and it is increasing in light?

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First Quarter

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is fully illuminated?

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Full Moon

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the Full Moon and before the New Moon?

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Waning Phases

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when less than half of the moon is illuminated and it is decreasing in light?

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Waning Crescent

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when more than half of the moon is illuminated and it is increasing in light?

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Waxing Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and it is decreasing in light?

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Last Quarter