Question

directions: use the pages above to help answer the following questions. read each section and put your answers in the appropriate table. match the statements about the phases of the moon in the middle column to the correct phase of the moon (right column); put the answer in the column on the left. answer statement about the phase of the moon the phase of the moon. 1. the moon is almost directly between the sun and the earth (start of cycle) a. waning gibbous moon 2. the moon is almost directly between the sun and the earth (cycle starts again). b. full moon 3. a bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows, with the sunlit side being on the right. c. new moon 4. two weeks have passed since the new moon, we see the entire face of the moon shining. d. waxing crescent moon 5. the moon is three - quarters of its way around the earth. e. first quarter moon 6. the moon is a quarter of its way around the earth. f. waxing crescent moon 7. a bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows with the light side being on the left. g. last/3rd quarter moon 8. the moon is between a full moon and a last quarter moon. h. waxing gibbous moon 9. the moon is increasing in light between a first quarter moon and a full moon. i. waning gibbous moon 10. the moon is decreasing in light between a full moon and a last quarter moon j. new moon put the moon phases in order from new moon to the start of the cycle

Explanation:

1. When the moon is almost directly between the sun and the Earth at the start of the cycle, it's a New Moon (J).
2. This is also a New Moon (J) as it marks the start of a new cycle with the moon between the sun and Earth.
3. A bit of the sun - lit side of the moon showing with the sun - lit side on the right is a Waxing Crescent Moon (D).
4. Two weeks after the New Moon, seeing the entire face of the moon shining is a Full Moon (B).
5. The moon being three - quarters of its way around the Earth is a Last/3rd Quarter Moon (G).
6. The moon being a quarter of its way around the Earth is a First Quarter Moon (E).
7. A bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows with the light side on the left is a Waning Crescent Moon (not in options but if considering the pattern, similar logic as waxing crescent but opposite phase). Here we assume it's a Last/3rd Quarter Moon (G) as it has some lit part on the left.
8. The moon between a full moon and a last quarter moon is a Waning Gibbous Moon (A).
9. The moon increasing in light between a first quarter moon and a full moon is a Waxing Gibbous Moon (H).
10. The moon decreasing in light between a full moon and a last quarter moon is a Waning Gibbous Moon (A).

Answer:

1. J. New Moon
2. J. New Moon
3. D. Waxing Crescent Moon
4. B. Full Moon
5. G. Last/3rd Quarter Moon
6. E. First Quarter Moon
7. G. Last/3rd Quarter Moon
8. A. Waning Gibbous Moon
9. H. Waxing Gibbous Moon
10. A. Waning Gibbous Moon