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AstroLunarphasesAdvancedB_Study-v1s1 edit
1. At 6am a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) eastern horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
2. At 3pm a third quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) overhead
- ___ e) eastern horizon
3. At noon a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) overhead
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
4. At 9pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) western horizon
- ___ b) high in eastern sky
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) overhead
5. At 9am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) overhead
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) nadir
- ___ e) eastern horizon
6. At 3am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the eastern horizon
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) overhead
- ___ e) nadir
7. At 3am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) overhead
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) western horizon
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) nadir
8. At 9am a third quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
9. At 9pm a 1st quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) below the western horizon
10. At 3pm a new moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) below the eastern horizon
- ___ d) overhead
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
11. At 3pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) below the eastern horizon
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) high in western sky
12. At 9pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) nadir
- ___ d) below the eastern horizon
- ___ e) overhead
13. At 3pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) below the western horizon
14. At midnight a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) western horizon
- ___ c) eastern horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) below the western horizon
15. At 6am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) below the eastern horizon
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) nadir
16. At 9pm a new moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) nadir
17. At 9pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) eastern horizon
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) high in western sky
- ___ e) below the western horizon
18. At 3am a 1st quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) eastern horizon
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) high in western sky
- ___ e) nadir
19. At 3pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) overhead
20. At 9am a new moon would be}
- ___ a) eastern horizon
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) below the western horizon
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
21. At 9am a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) western horizon
- ___ c) overhead
- ___ d) below the eastern horizon
- ___ e) eastern horizon
22. At 9am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) eastern horizon
23. At 3am a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) overhead
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) eastern horizon
24. At midnight a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) western horizon
- ___ d) nadir
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
25. At 9pm a full moon would be}
- ___ a) below the western horizon
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) eastern horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) nadir
26. At 6am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
27. At 3pm a full moon would be}
- ___ a) below the eastern horizon
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) nadir
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) western horizon
28. At midnight a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) overhead
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
29. At 9am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) western horizon
- ___ c) nadir
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) overhead
30. At 3am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) western horizon
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) overhead
- ___ d) below the eastern horizon
- ___ e) nadir
31. At 6pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the eastern horizon
- ___ b) eastern horizon
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) nadir
32. At 3am a new moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) overhead
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) eastern horizon
33. At noon a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) below the eastern horizon
34. At 9am a 1st quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) below the eastern horizon
- ___ d) below the western horizon
- ___ e) western horizon
35. At 3pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) eastern horizon
- ___ b) overhead
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) nadir
36. At 9am a full moon would be}
- ___ a) below the eastern horizon
- ___ b) eastern horizon
- ___ c) western horizon
- ___ d) below the western horizon
- ___ e) overhead
37. At 6pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) eastern horizon
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) nadir
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
38. At 9pm a third quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) below the eastern horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) below the western horizon
39. At 9pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) below the eastern horizon
- ___ b) high in western sky
- ___ c) high in eastern sky
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) nadir
40. At noon a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) overhead
41. At 3am a third quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) nadir
- ___ e) eastern horizon
42. At 3am a full moon would be}
- ___ a) western horizon
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) high in western sky
- ___ d) nadir
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
43. At 6pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) overhead
- ___ d) eastern horizon
- ___ e) western horizon
44. At 3pm a 1st quarter moon would be}
- ___ a) high in western sky
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) western horizon
- ___ e) high in eastern sky
45. At noon a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) western horizon
- ___ b) nadir
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) overhead
- ___ e) high in western sky
46. At midnight a waxing crescent moon would be}
- ___ a) overhead
- ___ b) below the western horizon
- ___ c) eastern horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) high in western sky
47. At 6am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) nadir
- ___ b) below the eastern horizon
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) high in eastern sky
- ___ e) eastern horizon
48. At 6pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- ___ a) high in eastern sky
- ___ b) western horizon
- ___ c) below the western horizon
- ___ d) below the eastern horizon
- ___ e) high in western sky
Key to AstroLunarphasesAdvancedB_Study-v1s1 edit
1. At 6am a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the western horizon
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) eastern horizon
- + d) high in eastern sky
- - e) below the eastern horizon
2. At 3pm a third quarter moon would be}
- + a) below the western horizon
- - b) nadir
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) overhead
- - e) eastern horizon
3. At noon a waning crescent moon would be}
- + a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) overhead
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) high in eastern sky
4. At 9pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- + a) western horizon
- - b) high in eastern sky
- - c) below the western horizon
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) overhead
5. At 9am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- - a) overhead
- - b) below the western horizon
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) nadir
- + e) eastern horizon
6. At 3am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the eastern horizon
- - b) below the western horizon
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) overhead
- + e) nadir
7. At 3am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- + a) overhead
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) western horizon
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) nadir
8. At 9am a third quarter moon would be}
- + a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) western horizon
- - e) below the eastern horizon
9. At 9pm a 1st quarter moon would be}
- - a) high in eastern sky
- - b) overhead
- + c) high in western sky
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) below the western horizon
10. At 3pm a new moon would be}
- + a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) below the eastern horizon
- - d) overhead
- - e) high in eastern sky
11. At 3pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) high in eastern sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) below the eastern horizon
- + d) western horizon
- - e) high in western sky
12. At 9pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) below the western horizon
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) nadir
- - d) below the eastern horizon
- + e) overhead
13. At 3pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) high in eastern sky
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) high in western sky
- + d) eastern horizon
- - e) below the western horizon
14. At midnight a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) high in western sky
- - b) western horizon
- - c) eastern horizon
- + d) high in eastern sky
- - e) below the western horizon
15. At 6am a waxing crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the western horizon
- - b) overhead
- + c) below the eastern horizon
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) nadir
16. At 9pm a new moon would be}
- + a) below the western horizon
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) western horizon
- - e) nadir
17. At 9pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- + a) eastern horizon
- - b) nadir
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) high in western sky
- - e) below the western horizon
18. At 3am a 1st quarter moon would be}
- + a) below the western horizon
- - b) eastern horizon
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) high in western sky
- - e) nadir
19. At 3pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) eastern horizon
- + e) overhead
20. At 9am a new moon would be}
- - a) eastern horizon
- - b) overhead
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) below the western horizon
- + e) high in eastern sky
21. At 9am a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- - b) western horizon
- + c) overhead
- - d) below the eastern horizon
- - e) eastern horizon
22. At 9am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- + a) nadir
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) western horizon
- - e) eastern horizon
23. At 3am a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) overhead
- - b) nadir
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) western horizon
- + e) eastern horizon
24. At midnight a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the western horizon
- - b) overhead
- - c) western horizon
- - d) nadir
- + e) below the eastern horizon
25. At 9pm a full moon would be}
- - a) below the western horizon
- - b) overhead
- - c) eastern horizon
- + d) high in eastern sky
- - e) nadir
26. At 6am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- + b) high in western sky
- - c) below the western horizon
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) below the eastern horizon
27. At 3pm a full moon would be}
- + a) below the eastern horizon
- - b) below the western horizon
- - c) nadir
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) western horizon
28. At midnight a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) high in eastern sky
- - b) below the western horizon
- + c) high in western sky
- - d) overhead
- - e) below the eastern horizon
29. At 9am a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) high in western sky
- + b) western horizon
- - c) nadir
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) overhead
30. At 3am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- + a) western horizon
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) overhead
- - d) below the eastern horizon
- - e) nadir
31. At 6pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the eastern horizon
- - b) eastern horizon
- + c) below the western horizon
- - d) western horizon
- - e) nadir
32. At 3am a new moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- + b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) overhead
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) eastern horizon
33. At noon a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- - b) overhead
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) high in eastern sky
- + e) below the eastern horizon
34. At 9am a 1st quarter moon would be}
- - a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- + c) below the eastern horizon
- - d) below the western horizon
- - e) western horizon
35. At 3pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) eastern horizon
- - b) overhead
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) western horizon
- + e) nadir
36. At 9am a full moon would be}
- - a) below the eastern horizon
- - b) eastern horizon
- - c) western horizon
- + d) below the western horizon
- - e) overhead
37. At 6pm a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) eastern horizon
- - b) below the western horizon
- - c) nadir
- - d) western horizon
- + e) high in eastern sky
38. At 9pm a third quarter moon would be}
- - a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- + c) below the eastern horizon
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) below the western horizon
39. At 9pm a waning crescent moon would be}
- - a) below the eastern horizon
- - b) high in western sky
- - c) high in eastern sky
- - d) eastern horizon
- + e) nadir
40. At noon a waxing crescent moon would be}
- + a) high in eastern sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) high in western sky
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) overhead
41. At 3am a third quarter moon would be}
- + a) high in eastern sky
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) below the western horizon
- - d) nadir
- - e) eastern horizon
42. At 3am a full moon would be}
- - a) western horizon
- - b) below the western horizon
- + c) high in western sky
- - d) nadir
- - e) high in eastern sky
43. At 6pm a waxing crescent moon would be}
- + a) high in western sky
- - b) nadir
- - c) overhead
- - d) eastern horizon
- - e) western horizon
44. At 3pm a 1st quarter moon would be}
- - a) high in western sky
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- - c) below the western horizon
- - d) western horizon
- + e) high in eastern sky
45. At noon a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) western horizon
- - b) nadir
- + c) below the western horizon
- - d) overhead
- - e) high in western sky
46. At midnight a waxing crescent moon would be}
- - a) overhead
- + b) below the western horizon
- - c) eastern horizon
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) high in western sky
47. At 6am a waxing gibbous moon would be}
- - a) nadir
- - b) below the eastern horizon
- + c) below the western horizon
- - d) high in eastern sky
- - e) eastern horizon
48. At 6pm a waning gibbous moon would be}
- - a) high in eastern sky
- - b) western horizon
- - c) below the western horizon
- + d) below the eastern horizon
- - e) high in western sky
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