Question

1. what phase occurs right before the waxing gibbous?

a) first quarter
b) full moon
c) waning crescent
d) last quarter

1. when earth is between the sun and moon, what phase do we see?

a) first quarter
b) full moon
c) waxing gibbous
d) waning gibbous

1. if the moon is shrinking and more than half lit on the left side, what phase is it?

a) waning gibbous
b) first quarter
c) waxing gibbous
d) last quarter

1. which phase comes immediately after the waning crescent?

a) waxing crescent
b) new moon
c) first quarter
d) full moon

1. a thin curve of light on the right side of the moon indicates which phase?

a) waning crescent
b) waxing crescent
c) first quarter
d) waxing gibbous

1. what phase is more than half illuminated and still increasing in light?

a) full moon
b) waning gibbous
c) waxing gibbous
d) first quarter

Explanation:

1. The lunar phase order is new moon → waxing crescent → first quarter → waxing gibbous → full moon, so first quarter precedes waxing gibbous.
2. When Earth is between the Sun and Moon, the entire sunlit face of the Moon is visible from Earth, creating a full moon.
3. "Shrinking" means waning, and more than half lit is gibbous; left-side illumination matches waning gibbous.
4. The lunar phase order ends with waning crescent, which transitions directly to new moon to start the cycle again.
5. A thin right-side illuminated curve means the Moon is waxing (growing) from new moon, which is waxing crescent.
6. "More than half illuminated" is gibbous, and "increasing in light" means waxing, so this is waxing gibbous.

Answer:

1. a) First quarter
2. b) Full moon
3. a) Waning gibbous
4. b) New moon
5. b) Waxing crescent
6. c) Waxing gibbous