Moon phases

Question 1

What is the difference between a New Moon and a Full Moon?

Answer 1

A New Moon is when the Moon is blocking the Sun from the Earth(order is Earth, Moon, Sun - from left to right), and a Full Moon is when the Earth is blocking the Moon from the Sun (order is Moon, Earth, Sun - from left to right).

Question 2

What is happening when the Moon is waning?

Answer 2

When the Moon is waning, the bright side of the Moon is getting smaller.

Question 3

What is happening when the Moon is waxing?

Answer 3

When the Moon is waxing, the bright side of the Moon is getting bigger.

Question 4

What is a crescent Moon?

Answer 4

A crescent Moon is when the bright side of the moon is smaller than a semicircle

Question 5

What is a gibbous Moon?

Answer 5

A gibbous Moon is when the bright side of the moon is larger than a semicircle and smaller than a circle

Question 6

What is a quarter Moon?

Answer 6

A quarter Moon is when half of the Moon is illuminated

Question 7

True or False: We only ever see one side of the Moon.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?

Answer 8

27.3 Days.