What Phase
What phase is this? The moon appears to be more than half lit on the left side.
Waning Gibbous
About how long does it take from one new moon to another?
About a month
What way does the moon rotate?
The moon rotates counter clock wise
Does the Waning Crescent get smaller or bigger to go to the new moon?
It gets smaller.
What is before the First Quarter?
Waxing Crescent
What phase is this? The moon we see looks very dark.
New moon
What does waning mean?
Getting smaller
Name all the phases of the moon in order.
New moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter,Waxing Gibbous,Full moon,Waning Gibbous,Third Quarter,Waning Crescent
When does the Sun, and Moon rise?
About the same time.
What phase is before the New moon?
Waning Crescent
What phase is this? The moon appears to be more than one half but not fully lit on the right side.
Waxing Gibbous
What does Gibbous mean?
Humped
Does the moon get smaller why or why not?
It does not get smaller because of the position of the moon,and how it reflects off of the sun.
Name all the phases that are Waxing?
Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous
What phase is in front of the Waning Crescent,but behind the Waxing Crescent?
New moon
What phase is this? The moon appears to be reduced to a thin sliver on the left side.
Waning Crescent
What does waxing mean?
Getting bigger
Is the moon our closest neighbors in space?
yes
What phase is between Waxing Crescent and Waxing Gibbous?
First Quarter
What position is the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Full moon?
The Sun, Earth,and Moon are nearly in a straight line, with the Earth in the middle
What phase is this? The left half of the moon is lit.
Third Quarter
What order the moon go in during a new moon?
Sun, Moon, Earth in straight line.
What is the moon's core made of?
Igneous rock, and molten iron.
What is in between Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent?
Third Quarter
What Phase is it when it has completed about a quarter of it's turn?
First Quarter