The Moon

What does Waxing mean?

• The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller

• The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger

• There is a full moon

• DANIEL SAN! Wax on Wax off!

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What does Waning mean?

• The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller

• The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger

• There is a half moon

• It's waning outside

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What does it mean when there is a crescent?

• Majority of the moon is lit up (75%)

• It means there is a gibbous moon present

• Only a sliver (small amount) of the moon is lit up (25%)

• It actually means croissant moon

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What does the new moon look like?

• There is a gibbous present during new moons

• It looks like a crescent moon

• It looks just like a full moon

• It is not visible

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What is the correct order of the moon phases starting from the beginning?

• New moon, waning crescent, 1st quarter, waning gibbous, 2nd quarter, waxing gibbous, 3rd quarter, waxing crescent

• New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, 2nd quarter, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent

• The order of the phases doesn't matter because the moon does not follow any patterns

• Full moon, 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, waxing crescent, waning crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous

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Approximately how many days are there total from New Moon to the next New Moon? (How many days for the cycle to repeat?)

• 36 days

• 28 days

• 14 days

• 20 days

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Densely pitted, light-colored areas on the moon are called ____________.

• Craters
• Maria
• Highlands
• Crescents

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The highest mountain on the moon is only 1km less in height than Mt. Everest. What region of the moon can mountains be found?

• Craters
• Maria
• Highlands
• All over

______________ are regions of dark, smooth, ancient beds of basaltic lava.

• Highlands
• Maria
• Craters
• Meteorites

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How did the lunar mare (maria) form?

• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing magma to bleed out
• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing rock to break apart
• They were ancient oceans
• They were ancient beds of ice