Lunar Eclipses and Moon Phases

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

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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

• waxing

• waning

• new

• eclipse

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter or (third quarter)

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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How much of the moon is always lit?

• can't tell

• always changes

• half

• 3/4

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a...

• waxing moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• sun rise

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If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

• solar eclipse

• total eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• jupiter

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This is a diagram of the moon phases Which moon phase would a lunar eclipse occur in?

• New Moon

• 1st quarter

• Full moon

• 3rd quarter

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