What is the correct order of the moon phases?

new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter

new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon

new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full

How would you describe the Moon?

Filled with carters and dust, no water or atmosphere

Smooth surface with an atmosphere but no water

Surface filled with carters and water but no atmosphere

Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third quarter, Waning Crescent

Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter

waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third quarter, waning gibbous

New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Cresecent

What moon phase is this picture?

This is the waning gibbous phase.

This is the waning crescent phase.

This is the waxing gibbous phase.

What is this moon phase?

This is the waxing gibbous phase.

This is the waxing crescent phase.

What is this moon phase?

This is the first quarter moon phase.

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

This is the last quarter moon phase.

What moon phase is this picture?

This is the waning crescent moon phase.

This is the waxing crescent moon phase.

This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

What moon phase is this picture?

This is the waxing crescent moon phase.

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

This is the waning crescent moon phase.

What moon phase is this image?

This is the last quarter moon phase.

This is the waxing gibbous moon.

What phase of the moon is this image?

This is the last quarter moon phase.

This is the first quarter moon phase.

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

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.

Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

The planets and stars are farther away.

The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.

In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.

The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.

What causes the moon's phases

the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

Where you are standing on Earth

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

phases

eclipses

stages

cycle

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30 sec • 1 pt

Define Waxing

Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

Completely illuminated

dark side is facing earth

Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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30 sec • 1 pt

Define Full Moon

None of moon is visible

Half moon phase is visible

Complete moon face is visible

Less Than half of moon is visible

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Define New Moon

None of moon is visible from Earth

All of moon visible from Earth

Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth

Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

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30 sec • 1 pt

Define Quarter Moon

None of moon visible

Less than Half the moon is visible

More than half of moon is visible

Half of the moon is visible

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30 sec • 1 pt

Name this moon phase

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

Waning Crescent

Waning Gibbous

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30 sec • 1 pt

Name this moon phase

Waning Crescent

Waxing Crescent

Waning Gibbous

Waxing Gibbous

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Moon Phases

Changes in the moon's appearance are

Define Waxing

Define Full Moon

Define New Moon

Define Quarter Moon

Name this moon phase

Name this moon phase

The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

What is the correct order of the moon phases?

Name this moon phase

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