Which phase of the moon is seen when the moon is located between Earth and the sun?
Where is the moon located in relation to Earth and the sun when it is a first-quarter moon?
What is a difference between a waxing crescent and a waning gibbous?
What is a similarity between the first-quarter moon and the third-quarter moon?
1. B - New Moon
2. D. - Perpendicular to the Earth and the sun
3. C - Waxing crescent occurs during 1st qtr, waning gibbous occurs during 3rd qtr
4. The moon is located perpendicular to the Earth and the sun.
1. New moon.
2. The moon is located at a right angle between Earth and the sun.
3. A waxing crescent appears as a crescent-shaped sliver getting bigger each night, while a waning gibbous appears as a mostly full moon getting smaller each night.
4. Both the first-quarter moon and the third-quarter moon appear as half-moons when viewed from Earth.
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1. New Moon
2. The moon is located at a right angle between Earth and the sun.
3. Waxing crescent occurs during the 1st quarter, waning gibbous occurs during 3rd quarter, and they both appear to be illuminated on one side.
4. The first-quarter moon and the third-quarter moon both appear as half-moons when viewed from Earth.
To answer these questions, it's important to understand how the positions of the moon, Earth, and the sun affect the phases of the moon.
1. When the moon is located between Earth and the sun, it is in the New Moon phase. During this phase, the side of the moon facing Earth is not illuminated, making it essentially invisible from our perspective.
2. A first-quarter moon occurs when the moon is located at a 90-degree angle from the Earth and the sun. At this position, half of the moon facing Earth is illuminated by sunlight, making it appear as a half-moon shape from our vantage point.
3. The difference between a waxing crescent and a waning gibbous is mainly related to the amount of illumination and its position in the moon's cycle.
- A waxing crescent occurs after the New Moon phase and before the First Quarter phase. It is characterized by a small crescent shape of illumination on the right side when viewing from the northern hemisphere. The amount of illuminated portion gradually increases or "waxes" as it moves towards the First Quarter phase.
- A waning gibbous occurs after the Full Moon phase and before the Last Quarter phase. It is characterized by a large portion of the moon being illuminated but not completely, with the illuminated portion gradually decreasing or "waning" as it moves towards the Last Quarter phase.
4. A similarity between the first-quarter moon and the third-quarter moon is that both phases exhibit half of the moon's surface being illuminated. During the first quarter, the left half is illuminated, while during the third quarter, the right half is illuminated.