Phases of the Moon Quiz

What is the phase of the Moon when the Moon sits between the Sun and the Earth?

How often do the phases of the Moon cycle repeat?

How much of the moon is illuminated by the sun at any given point of time?

What is the phase of the Moon when more than half of the Moon is lit up?

What do you call a phase of the Moon when less than half of the Moon is lit up?

The moon is said to be waning when any portion of the moon’s right half is not visible or when the illuminated sliver is on the left

The moon is waxing when the illuminated sliver is on the right, or if the left half of the moon is predominantly shadowed

What the phase of the Moon when exactly half of the Moon is lit up?

The waning crescent will grow smaller and smaller every day, until the Moon looks like the —

What is the phase of the Moon when 100% of the Moon is lit up?