| A | B |
| full moon | the phase when all of the moon is seen |
| first quarter | the phase after the new moon when half of the moon shows |
| new moon | the phases wen none of the moon shows |
| third quarter | the phase after the full moon phase when half of the moon shows |
| waxing crescent | the phase when the moon is smaller than a quarter moon and is getting larger |
| waxing gibbous | the phases when the moon is larger than a quarter moon and is getting larger |
| waning crescent | the phase when the moon is smaller than a quarter moon and is getting smaller |
| waning gibbous | the phase when the moon is larger than a quarter moon and is getting smaller |
| phases | the changing shapes of the moon that can be seen from earth |