A pediatrician asks a child what he wants to be when he grows up. The child's response shows that he is seriously reflecting on the future, Imagining what he wants to be when he grows up and planning what it might take to get there. This ability to think abstractly and deal with hypothetical situations is indicative of Plaget's stage
of cognitive development

Compare the lunar phase of the waning crescent to the waxing gibbous. the waning crescent is increasing in illumination and the waxing gibbous is decreasing in illumination. the waning crescent is decreasing in illumination and the waxing gibbous is increasing in illumination. the waning crescent is more than half illuminated and the waxing gibbous is less than half illuminated. the waning crescent is more than half illuminated and the waxing gibbous is more than half illuminated.