Phases of the Moon Quiz

What is responsible for the moon's transformation from the new moon to the full moon and back again?

• Star's alignment

• Moon's orbit

• Sun's reflection

• Earth's rotation

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What is the phase of the moon when it is exactly in the middle of the earth and the sun, making it nearly invisible in the night sky?

• Waning gibbous

• New moon

• First quarter

• Waxing crescent

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What is the phase of the moon when the sun is in a 90 degree position to the moon and we could see its half lit portion?

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous

• First quarter

• Waxing crescent

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What is the phase of the moon when the full side of the moon facing the earth gets the sunlight?

• Waxing crescent

• Full moon

• First quarter

• Waxing gibbous

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What is the phase of the moon when it starts its return journey from full moon to the invisible new moon?

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

• Last quarter

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What is the phase of the moon when the moon is once again half illuminated but the lit area that's visible is on the decline?

• Waning gibbous

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Last quarter

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What is the phase of the moon when the moon shrinks back to a crescent that's less than half full?

• Waning gibbous

• Last quarter

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

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What is the term used when the moon appears to be getting bigger?

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• Waning

• Waxing

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What is the term used when the moon looks like it's getting smaller?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

• Crescent

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What does the word 'gibbous' mean?

• Flat

• Square

• Round

• Concave

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