Moon Phases

What is the phase of the Moon when it is between the Earth and the Sun?

• Waxing Crescent

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• New Moon

During which phase of the Moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

What is the term for when the Moon is completely illuminated from Earth's perspective?

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

How long does it take for the Moon to complete one cycle of all its phases?

• 29.5 days

• 33 days

• 31 days

• 27 days

Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun?

• Half Moon

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

What causes the different phases of the Moon as seen from Earth?

• Changes in Earth's magnetic field

• Alien interference

• Relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun

• Gravitational pull from Mars

What is the phase of the Moon when only a small sliver of it is visible from Earth?

• crescent

• new moon

• full moon

• half moon

What is the term for the transition between a new Moon and a full Moon?

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

During which phase of the Moon can a solar eclipse occur?

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

What is the phase of the Moon when it is on the same side of the Earth as the Sun?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter