Question

The following are shapes of the moon viewed from the earth on different days. Arrange them in sequential order from a new moon day to a full moon day.

(In the following diagrams the unshaded part is the part visible from the earth).

• A. a b c e d
• B. d b c e a
• C. a e c b d
• D. a c b e d

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

d b c e a

d-New moon

b-Waxing crescent

c-First quarter

e-Waxing gibbous

a-Full moon