What does a waxing gibbous moon mean?
a. The changing Moon between full moon and third quarter
b. The changing Moon between third quarter and new moon
c. The changing Moon between first quarter and full moon
d. The changing Moon between new moon and first quarter
e. The changing Moon between first and third quarters
Question 2What is a new moon?
a. The lunar phase in which the first quarter Moon approaches full moon
b. The lunar phase in which Earth's shadow is cast on the Moon
c. The lunar phase in which the Moon's shadow is cast on Earth
d. The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates only the far side of the Moon
e. The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates the Earth facing side of the Moon
Question 3What does a waning crescent moon mean?
a. The changing Moon between full moon and third quarter
b. The changing Moon between third quarter and new moon
c. The changing Moon between first quarter and full moon
d. The changing Moon between new moon and first quarter
e. The changing Moon between first and third quarters
Question 4What are the two parts of a shadow during an eclipse?
a. total and partial
b. apogee and perigee
c. sidereal and synodic
d. waxing and waning
e. umbra and penumbra
Question 5What produces the lunar phases?
a. The rotation of the Moon
b. The revolution of the Moon
c. The changing direction of sunlight
d. Earth's tilted axis relative to the Moon
e. The changing direction of Earth to the Moon
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