Lunar Cycle Vocabulary

Is this a waxing or waning Moon?

• waxing

• waning

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Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)

• New moon

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• full moon

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When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Half Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

• Waxing moons

• Waning moons

• Crescent moons

• Gibbous moons

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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The different phases of the Moon are caused by:

• The days of the months

• The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth

• The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun

• The tides of the ocean

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Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

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What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter (or Waxing Half)

• Third Quarter (or Waning Half)

• Waxing Gibbous

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When the full moon passes into Earth’s shadow, causing the Moon to appear reddish in color when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon directly line up

• Lunar Phase

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Seasons

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