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Astronomy college course/Lunar Phases/Quiz(advanced)/Practice 1

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1 At 6am a third quarter moon would be

eastern horizon
high in western sky
below the western horizon
overhead
high in eastern sky

2 At noon a new moon would be

below the eastern horizon
overhead
eastern horizon
high in eastern sky
high in western sky

3 At noon a waxing gibbous moon would be

overhead
below the eastern horizon
high in western sky
high in eastern sky
nadir

4 At 3am a new moon would be

below the eastern horizon
eastern horizon
overhead
nadir
high in eastern sky

5 At 9am a 1st quarter moon would be

below the western horizon
below the eastern horizon
nadir
western horizon
high in western sky

6 At midnight a full moon would be

high in western sky
below the eastern horizon
overhead
below the western horizon
nadir

7 At 3am a 1st quarter moon would be

below the western horizon
eastern horizon
high in eastern sky
high in western sky
nadir

8 At midnight a waning gibbous moon would be

eastern horizon
high in eastern sky
below the western horizon
high in western sky
western horizon