Moon Phases 101

You are standing outside looking up at the sky. You remember just a few nights ago there was a New Moon, and you couldn't see anything. What kind of moon do you think you are looking at now?
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
Waning Gibbous
In the image above, the orbit of the Moon around the Earth is shown. While standing on Earth, what phase might point C be at?
 
*Image is sourced from the NY Regents Exam
New Moon
Full Moon
Third Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
Which of the following is not a phase of the moon?
New Moon
Waning Crescent
Full Gibbous
Last Quarter
What does the moon orbit around?
The Sun
Earth
Nothing
its Moon
Why do we see different phases of the moon?
The Sun's rays emit light that lights up part of the moon visible to us from Earth
As the Earth orbits, we see different parts of the moon.
The Sun rotates around the moon and lights up different areas.
We don't see different phases of the moon.
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