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SOLAR SYSTEM
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -These eight phases are, in order, new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. The cycle repeats once a month (every 29.5 days).
Detailed explanation-2: -Waning Crescent: The Waning Crescent is the eighth and final phase in the cycle of phases. This Moon phase occurs once a month, rising around 3 AM, and setting around 3 PM, sticking around for approximately 7.38 days before going into the New Moon phase.
Detailed explanation-3: -New moon. The first phase for us to consider is the ‘new moon’. The waxing crescent. The second phase of the Moon is called the ‘waxing crescent’. The first quarter. The waxing gibbous. The full moon. The waning gibbous. The last quarter. The waning crescent. 30-Oct-2018