Question

What is a difference between a waxing crescent and a waning gibbous

A.waxing crescent occurs during the first quarter
waning gibbous occurs during the third quarter

B.waxing crescent occurs during the second quarter
waning gibbous occurs during the third quarte

C.waxing crescent occurs during the third quarter
waning gibbous occurs during the first quarter

D.waning gibbous occurs during the first quarter
waxing crescent occurs during the fourth quarter

Answer 1

But what does “waxing and waning gibbous” mean? Rob says crescent is when you can see less than half of the moon illuminated. “Gibbous, you attach that to either waxing or waning when you see more than half of the moon illuminated,” he said. Waxing means it's getting bigger while waning means it's getting smaller.

Answer 2

D is the answer warning difference