(a) At 8a. m., the Moon is visible with half its face dark and the other half a ghostly white against themorningblue sky. What phase is the Moon in?[Part a = 5pts]New Waxing crescent First quarter Waxing gibbousFull Waning gibbous Thirdquarter Waning crescent

Third quarter

Explanation:

Third quarter moon -

It is also referred to as  half moon , reason being it is 50% illuminated in comparison to a full moon .

The last quarter moon is also known as the half moon .

In the northern hemisphere , during the mid night the third quarter or the half moon arises and can be visualized till morning around 8 a.m.

Visualizing the moon , the moon is partly dark , and partly white in color .

Hence , from the given information of the question ,

The correct answer is Third quarter .