Phases of the moon

How many phases does the moon have ?

• 5

• 9

• 3

• 8

• 11

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What side of the moon do we see first ?

• bright side side of the moon

• dark side of the moon

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What is it called when the moon appears smaller ?

• waxing

• Waning

• full moon

• new moon

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does a lunar cycle take 365 day ?

• false

• true

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Name the eight phases of the moon (in order ).

• new moon , full moon , first quarter , third quarter , waning crescent , full moon , new moon

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

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

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

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

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What is it call when you see more light in the moon (greater than a semicircle and less than a circle)?

• gibbous

• waning

• waxing

• full moon

• crescent

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does the moon have its own light ?

• true

• false

what are the uses of a lunar calender

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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.

• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• having craters on its surface.

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 365 days

• 8 days

• 65 days

• 29.5 days

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