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Astronomy college course/Lunar Phases/Quiz(advanced)/Practice 3

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1 At 3pm a waning crescent moon would be

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

2 At 9pm a waxing crescent moon would be

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

3 At noon a third quarter moon would be

overhead
western horizon
below the western horizon
eastern horizon
nadir

4 At 9pm a 1st quarter moon would be

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

5 At 9pm a waning crescent moon would be

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

6 At 6pm a waxing gibbous moon would be

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

7 At 3am a waning crescent moon would be

overhead
nadir
eastern horizon
western horizon
high in eastern sky

8 At 6pm a waning crescent moon would be

western horizon
nadir
eastern horizon
below the western horizon
below the eastern horizon