Activity Rules

- You will be given seven clues, one at a time.
- Read each clue and identify which phase of the Moon it describes.
- Then drag and drop the Moon to the correct position in the Moon's orbit.
- Then, click Submit to check your answer.
- If you answer correctly in the first attempt, you score two points. If you answer correctly in the second attempt, you score one point.
- The more points you win, the better your chances of winning the prize.

Click X to continue.
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Clue 5

Like a feather floating in the sky, the Waxing Gibbous rises when the Sun in the West is still high. Where in the orbit will this moon be?

Drag the Moon to the correct position in its orbit and click Submit to check your answer.

View from the Earth

That is not correct.

If the Moon is in the position you have chosen, you will see the Moon approximately as in this picture in the sky.

Half of the Moon is always lit by sunlight. To see the Full Moon you have to position it such that all of the lit part is visible from the Earth.

If you need help with the activity, click the Demo button.

Click X to continue.

That is not correct.

If the Moon is in the position you have chosen, you will see the Moon approximately as in this picture in the sky.

Half of the Moon is always lit by sunlight. To see the Full Moon you have to position it such that all of the lit part is visible from the Earth.

If you need help with the activity, click the Demo button.

Click X to continue.