Lunar Eclipses and Moon Phases

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• 3rd Quarter

• 1st Quarter

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4

• 10

• 8

• 16

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ____.

• waxing

• new

• waning

• eclipse

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Half Moon

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What Moon phase is this?

• old moon

• New Moon

• Far Side of the Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

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Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

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

• swelling

• waning

• waxing

• disappearing

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _____.

• day

• week

• year

• month

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