Fill in the Blanks The MoonOnline version This game will include the different phases of the moon as well as some vocabulary. Students are to fill in the blank of the word that they feel is correct. by sade branch 1 waning first new more new new crescent gibbous waning full waxing full crescent Waning waxing third less Waxing gibbous The difference between a full moon and a new moon is that a moon is completely lit while a moon is dark . begins as a new moon forms , allowing us to see of the moon . begins when a full moon is in effect , allowing us to see of the moon . The order of the phases of the moon goes : moon , , quarter , , moon , , quarter , , moon .