
Moon phases and eclipses
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- Q1What phase of the moon is found at 1?full moonwaning crescentnew moonfirst quarter45s
- Q2What phase of the moon is found at 3?new moonfull moonwaxing crescentwaning gibbous45s
- Q3What phase of the moon is found at 6?new moonwaning crescentwaxing crescentwaxing gibbous45s
- Q4What phase of the moon is found at 7?new moonlast quarterfull moonwaning gibbous45s
- Q5What phase of the moon is shown in the photo? (Yes, it's an Oreo from sciencebob.com)new moonfull moonwaxing crescentwaning gibbous45s
- Q6What phase of the moon is in the photo? (Yes, another Oreo from sciencebob.com)waning gibbouslast quarterwaxing gibbouswaxing crescent45s
- Q7In the photo, is the moon waxing or waning?waningwaxing45s
- Q8In the photo, is the moon waxing or waning?waxingwaning45s
- Q9What happens during an eclipse?The moon blocks the sunThe sun stops shining for a few hoursA body in space moves into a shadow of another body in spaceThe sun moves between Earth and the moon45s
- Q10What type of eclipse is shown in the photo?springsolarneaplunar45s
- Q11What type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?springsolarneaplunar45s
- Q12This phase of the moon happens when someone on Earth can't see any of the sunlit part of the moon. The moon is between the sun and Earth. What phase is being described?gibbous moonwaning crescentnew moonfull moon45s
- Q13A person observing the sky has noticed that he can see more and more of the sunlit portion of the moon each night. He can now see half of the sunlit part of the moon. What phase is he seeing tonight?waxing crescentfirst quarterfull moonlast quarter45s
- Q14An eclipse is supposed to happen tonight. The eclipse will last about 2 hours. What is the phase of the moon tonight?waxing gibbousfull moonwaning gibbousnew moon45s
- Q15An eclipse will happen today. It will last about 7 minutes, and the moon is a new moon. What type of eclipse will happen?lunar eclipseneap eclipsespring eclipsesolar eclipse45s