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Review of Moon Phases

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How many weeks does it take to go from New Moon back to another New Moon?   4 weeks  
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What do you see with a New Moon?   No moon is visible (dark)  
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What do you see at 1st quarter?   Half of the moon is visible (shines on right side)  
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What do you see at 3rd quarter?   Half of the moon is visible (shines on left side)  
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How many weeks does it take to go from 1st quarter to 3rd quarter?   2 weeks  
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What do you see with a full moon?   Whole moon is visible  
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What does a waxing moon mean?   Moon is getting more visible (moon is shining on right side)  
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What does waning moon mean?   Moon is getting less visible (shining part of the moon is on left side)  
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What does a crescent moon mean?   Less than a quarter is visible (crescent shape)  
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How long does a moon revolution take?   1 month (4 weeks)  
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What does a gibbous moon mean?   Most of the moon is visible but not quite full  
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When would you expect to see the waxing gibbous moon? Before or after full moon   Before a full moon  
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When would you expect to see a waning gibbous moon? Before or after a full moon   After a full moon  
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About how many days it take to get from a new moon to a 1st quarter?   7 days  
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How many weeks does it take to get from a full moon to a third quarter?   1 week  
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