What is a similarity between the phases of the moon in week 2 and week 4?(1 point)
Responses
They both end with a full moon.
They both end with a full moon.
They both start in waxing.
They both start in waxing.
They both start in waning.
They both start in waning.
They both start with a quarter moon.
They both start with a quarter moon.
The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days long, and it is divided into 8 primary phases:
1. New Moon
2. Waxing Crescent
3. First Quarter
4. Waxing Gibbous
5. Full Moon
6. Waning Gibbous
7. Last Quarter (or Third Quarter)
8. Waning Crescent
Week 2 of the lunar cycle typically includes the first quarter phase, which is when the moon is one-quarter of the way through its orbit around Earth, and we see half of the moon's day side. Similarly, week 4 typically includes the last quarter (or third quarter) phase, which is when the moon is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we again see half of the moon's day side, but the opposite half compared to the first quarter.
Both of these are quarter moon phases, one occurring in the first half of the lunar cycle (week 2) and the other occurring in the second half of the lunar cycle (week 4).