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The Moon Phases

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is the name given when a slither of the moon is shown on the left?

Back (Answer)

Waxing crescent

#2
Front (Question)

What is the name given when the left side of the moon is visible?

Back (Answer)

First quarter

#3
Front (Question)

What is the name given when the moon is not visible?

Back (Answer)

New moon

#4
Front (Question)

What is the name given when the entire moon is visible?

Back (Answer)

Full moon

#5
Front (Question)

What is the name given when the right side of the moon is visible?

Back (Answer)

Third quarter

#6
Front (Question)

What is the name given when only a slither of the moon is visible on the right?

Back (Answer)

Waning crescent.

#7
Front (Question)

What is the name given when 3/4 of the moon on the left is visible

Back (Answer)

Waxing gibous

#8
Front (Question)

What is the name given when 3/4 of the moon on the right is visible.

Back (Answer)

Waning gibous.

#9
Front (Question)

Give a breif description of a Waxing Gibous.

Back (Answer)

When we can see roughly 3/4 of the moon on the left.

#10
Front (Question)

Give a breif description of a New Moon.

Back (Answer)

when the moons disk is dark (invisible to us) because the moon is between the sun and the earth.

#11
Front (Question)

Give a brief description of a First Quarter.

Back (Answer)

When the left side of the moon is lit.

#12
Front (Question)

Give a brief description of a Waning Crescent.

Back (Answer)

When only a slither on the right-hand side of the moon is visible.

#13
Front (Question)

Give a brief description of a Waxing Crescent

Back (Answer)

When only a slither of the left-hand side of the moon is visible.

#14
Front (Question)

Give a brief description of a Last/Third quarter

Back (Answer)

When the right side of the moon is lit.

#15
Front (Question)

Give a breif description of a Full Moon.

Back (Answer)

When the moons disk is completely visible because the earth is between the sun and the moon.

#16
Front (Question)

Give a brief description of a Waning gibous

Back (Answer)

When we see roughly 3/4 of the moons disk on the right side.

#17
Front (Question)

How many phases of the moon are there?

Back (Answer)

8 phases of the moon.

#18
Front (Question)

Name the phases of the moon in order. (starting from a new moon)

Back (Answer)

• New Moon • Waxing Crescent • First Quarter • Waxing gibous • Full moon • Waning gibous • Third/Last Quarter • Waning Crescent

#19
Front (Question)

What does it mean when the moon is waxing?

Back (Answer)

It means more of the moon is becoming visible to us from earth.

#20
Front (Question)

What does it mean when the moon is waning?

Back (Answer)

The moon is becoming less visible to us on earth.