Lunar Phases

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 7 days
• 365 days
• 29 days
• 20 days

How much of the moon is always lit?

• can't tell
• always changes
• half
• 3/4

When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

• waning
• full
• waxing
• new

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon