Educational worksheet for learning the phases of the moon using a word bank.

Let's solve the "Phases of the Moon" worksheet step by step.

Objective:

Label each moon phase using the word bank provided.

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Word Bank:

- New Moon
- Full Moon
- First Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Waxing Crescent
- Waning Crescent
- Waxing Gibbous
- Waning Gibbous

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We will analyze each moon image based on how much of the Moon is illuminated and whether the lit portion is increasing (waxing) or decreasing (waning).

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Step-by-step Analysis:

#### Top Row (Left to Right):

1. First Image (Left Top):
- Only a small sliver on the right is lit.
- The lit part is growing (waxing).
→ Waxing Crescent

2. Second Image (Middle Top):
- Entirely dark.
→ New Moon

3. Third Image (Right Top):
- Small sliver on the left is lit.
- Lit part is shrinking (waning).
→ Waning Crescent

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#### Middle Row (Left to Right):

4. Fourth Image (Left Middle):
- Right half is lit, left half is dark.
- This is the First Quarter (half lit, right side visible).
→ First Quarter

5. Fifth Image (Middle Middle):
- Completely lit.
→ Full Moon

6. Sixth Image (Right Middle):
- Left half is lit, right half is dark.
- This is the Third Quarter (half lit, left side visible).
→ Third Quarter

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#### Bottom Row (Left to Right):

7. Seventh Image (Left Bottom):
- More than half is lit, but not full.
- The lit portion is on the right and increasing (waxing).
→ Waxing Gibbous

8. Eighth Image (Middle Bottom):
- Fully lit.
→ Full Moon (already used above, but this is correct)

9. Ninth Image (Right Bottom):
- More than half is lit, but decreasing (waning).
- Lit portion is on the left.
→ Waning Gibbous

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Final Labels:

| Position | Label |
|--------|---------------------|
| Top Left | Waxing Crescent |
| Top Middle | New Moon |
| Top Right | Waning Crescent |
| Middle Left | First Quarter |
| Middle Center| Full Moon |
| Middle Right | Third Quarter |
| Bottom Left | Waxing Gibbous |
| Bottom Center| Full Moon |
| Bottom Right | Waning Gibbous |

> Note: "Full Moon" appears twice — that’s correct because the middle center and bottom center both show a fully illuminated moon.

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✔ Summary:

Use the labels as follows:

1. Waxing Crescent
2. New Moon
3. Waning Crescent
4. First Quarter
5. Full Moon
6. Third Quarter
7. Waxing Gibbous
8. Full Moon
9. Waning Gibbous

This completes the worksheet correctly! 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘

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