Lunar phases

The sun illuminating the moon, in a predictable, repeated pattern is called what? 

• Lunar Cycle

• Moon

• Sun Position

• Cycle of Earth

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What phase is the 7th position of the moon? 

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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The moon orbits...

• the sun

• Kanye

• the earth

• the solar system

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How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?

• 42 days

• A month

• 27 days

• A year

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What phase is this

• Full moon

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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The moon ____ around the earth

• Rotates

• Moves with the sun

• Moves perpendicular

• Revolves

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What is the first phase of the Lunar Cycle

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Waxing Crescent

• New Moon

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What Phase does this depict

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Almost to new moon

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In what phase of the moon, is it the brightest?

• New Moon

• Full moon

• Third Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

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When the moon is progressively getting MORE light, that it....?

Answer explanation

Waxing is getting MORE light

Waning is getting LESS light

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