Moon Phases Vocabulary

The moon phase in which the moon is halfway to a new moon.

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent moon

• third quarter moon

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Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• new

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

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What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?

• invisible

• a pizza pie

• a half circle

• a thin banana

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When the moon waxes, it ________.

• goes from a new moon to a full moon

• seems to get bigger in size

• goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• A and B only

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When the moon wanes, it ________.

• goes from a new moon to a full moon

• goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• seems to get smaller in size

• B and C only

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What happens right after the full moon phase?

• The moon becomes new.

• The moon goes through its phases in the reverse order.

• The moon seems to disappear in the sky.

• The moon starts to wax.

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What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

• new, crescent gibbous, quarter, full

• full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new

• full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new

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What is true of a new moon?

• The moon appears invisible.

• You can see about half the moon.

• The moon looks like a pizza pie.

• It's the second phase of the moon.

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GIBBOUS

• Big piece of the moon illuminated (51-99%)

• Small piece of the moon illuminated (1-49%)

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NEW MOON

• 100% Illuminated

• 50% Illiminated

• 0% Illuminated

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