Astronomy college course/Lunar Phases/Quiz(advanced)/Practice 8

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1 At 9am a waning crescent moon would be

nadir
below the eastern horizon
eastern horizon
western horizon
overhead

2 At 9am a waxing crescent moon would be

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

3 At 3pm a waxing gibbous moon would be

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

4 At 6pm a new moon would be

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

5 At 6am a 1st quarter moon would be

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

6 At 3am a waning gibbous moon would be

overhead
western horizon
nadir
high in western sky
eastern horizon

7 At 9am a waxing gibbous moon would be

high in western sky
eastern horizon
western horizon
nadir
high in eastern sky

8 At 3am a waxing crescent moon would be

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