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This is what you call the changing shapes of the moon.
a) phases
b) chapters
c) verses
d) gibbous

The phases of the moon depend on the positions of __________.
a) the planets
b) the Sun, moon, and Earth
c) a meteor
d) Jupiter

When the side of the moon facing Earth is dark, it appears as if there is no moon at all. This is called the _______.
a) full moon
b) eclipse
c) new moon
d) penumbra

As the visible part of the moon increases, it is said to be ________.
a) waning
b) elevating
c) rotating
d) waxing

During the _______ phase, less than half of the moon is visible.
a) crescent
b) gibbous
c) first quarter
d) last quarter

During the ______, more than half of the moon is visible.
a) new moon phase
b) gibbous phase
c) blood moon phase
d) first quarter phase

When the whole side of the moon facing Earth is visible, it is called the _________ phase.
a) supermoon
b) crescent moon
c) half moon
d) full moon

As the moon moves around Earth, less and less of its surface becomes visible. This means the moon is _____.
a) waning
b) waxing
c) increasing
d) moving

The moon takes about _____ days to go through all its phases.
a) 20
b) 29.5
c) 35
d) 365

We see the moon because some of the light from the _____ is reflected off the moon instead of being absorbed.
a) Earth
b) Halley's Comet
c) Milky Way
d) sun

When the right side of the moon is illuminated, it is ________ or the visible part is increasing.
a) waxing
b) waning
c) migration
d) eclipse

When the left side of the moon is illuminated, it is ________ or the visible part is decreasing.
a) waxing
b) waning
c) eclipse
d) migrating

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