Moon Phases Miss Beck 2nd Grade Next

Click on a phase to learn more about it Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous New Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent Full Moon Question

New Moon First phase no sunlight is being reflected by the moon moon is in-between the earth and sun so we don't see the lit side of the moon  Phase selection

Waxing Crescent Second phase a small part of the moon is lit the lit part is slowly getting bigger  Phase selection

First Quarter Third phase half of the moon is lit one quarter of the lunar cycle has passed   Phase selection

Waxing Gibbous Fourth phase more than half of the moon is lit only a small crescent is not lit Phase selection

Full Moon Fifth phase  the side of the moon facing the earth is entirely lit by the sun  half of the lunar cycle has passed  Phase selection

Waning Gibbous Sixth phase the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller  more than half the moon is lit by the sun  Phase selection

Third Quarter Seventh phase half the moon is lit by the sun three quarters of the lunar cycle has passed  Phase selection

Waning Crescent Eighth phase only a small part of the moon is lit the lit portion or the moon is slowly getting smaller  Phase selection

What phase of the is the moon in when we can’t see the lit part? Full Moon New Moon Waxing Crescent

Full Moon is entirely visible from earth Incorrect — Try Again Full Moon is entirely visible from earth Back

Waxing Crescent is when a small part of the moon is lit. Incorrect — Try again Waxing Crescent is when a small part of the moon is lit. Back

You Got it!!! Correct! The New Moon phase is the first phase of the lunar cycle and the moon is not visible from earth — no light is being reflected. End

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