Moon Phases

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.
• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
• having craters on its surface.

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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Name the phases

• waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• waxing quarter

• waxing gibbous

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Name the phase

• waning crescent

• waning quarter

• waning gibbous

• new moon

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name the phase

• waning gibbous

• waning quarter

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

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name the phase

• waning gibous

• waxing quarter

• waning quarter

• waxing gibbous

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name the phase

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• new moon

• full moon

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name the phase

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• new moon

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What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Third Quarter
• First Quarter

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