Show What You Know: Phases of the Moon

Which moon phase is shown in the picture?

• last quarter

• waning crescent

• full moon

• waxing gibbous

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Which moon phase is shown in the picture?

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• new moon

• waning crescenr

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Which moon phase is shown in the picture?

• full moon

• waning gibbous

• last quarter

• new moon

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The lunar cycle (phases of the moon) is closely related to which part of our calendar?

• a day

• a month

• a season

• a year

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What is the period called when you are able to see more and more of the moon until it becomes a full moon?

• eclipsing

• waning

• waxing

• cycling

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The Moon itself does not produce light. It appears to be lit because it is _____ light from the Sun.

• reflecting

• refracting

• transmitting

• emitting

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Although not always visible, approximately half of the Moon's surface is lit up by the Sun.

• True

• False

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What phase of the moon occurs when the moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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What phase of the moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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What moon phase is shown in the image?

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

• last quarter

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