Naming Moon Phases

What phase of the moon is shown in position 3?

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

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Which moon phase is shown?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Crescent

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Which moon phase is shown?

• Gibbous

• Crescent

• New Moon

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What phase is the moon in position 1?

• third quarter

• 1st quarter

• full moon

• new moon

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When the moon is waning it is __________________.

• Growing, or getting bigger

• Shrinking, or getting smaller

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

• Completely illuminated

• dark side is facing earth

• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Half Moon

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