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Which phase of the moon is represented by the picture above?A: Waning GibbousB: Waxing GibbousC: New MoonD: Waxing Crescent

Which phase of the moon is represented by the picture above?A: Waning GibbousB: Waxing-example-1
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The correct answer is option D, Waxing crescent.

There are mainly eight phases of the moon.

A full moon transits into three phases before becoming a new moon. And the new moon goes through three phases before becoming the full moon.

These phases are;

Full moon → Waxing gibbous → first quarter → Waxing crescent →New moon

New moon →Waning crescent →Third-quarter → Waning Gibbous

The moon in the given image shows the waxing crescent phase of the moon.

Thus the correct answer is option D.

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