Seasons, Eclipses, and Moon Phases

Why does the moon appear to change shape throughout each month?

• The fraction of the moon that is lit by the sun changes

• Different parts of the moon become visible from Earth as the moon rotates.

• Different parts of the sunlit area are visible from Earth due to motions in the Earth-sun-moon system.

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Which phase is the first one?

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• new moon

• waning gibbous

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Which phase is #2?

• waxing cresent

• full moon

• new moon

• waning cresent

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Which phase is #3?

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• third quarter

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Which phase is #4?

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• third quarter

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Which phase is #5?

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• third quarter

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Which phase is #6?

• full moon

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• third quarter

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Which phase is #7?

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

• first quarter

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Which phase is #8?

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

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During a __________ moon, Earth is between the sun and the moon. So, all of the light reflected from the moon is visible from Earth. The moon, Earth, and sun are aligned with Earth in the middle.

• full

• new

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