Moon Phases

Front

Choose the correct moon phase: Full moon, Crescent moon, Waxing Gibbous, New moon

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Crescent moon

Front

The moon goes through each phase...

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Once a month, One time every month

Front

Name the moon phase: Waning crescent, Waxing crescent, Waning gibbous, Waxing gibbous

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Waning crescent

Front

The moon phases occur because...

• The moon grows and gets smaller.
• The moon revolves around the earth.
• The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.
• The moon produces its own light.

Back

The moon revolves around the earth.

Front

Name the moon phase: First quarter, Last quarter, New moon, Full moon

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New moon

Front

As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see...

Back

The moon appearing increasingly lighter.

Front

The moon affects...

Back

The tides.

Front

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

Back

High tides and low tides.

Front

Which words describe the phases of the moon? Options: None, quarter, half, three quarters, full; Dark, light, half, quarter, red; New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full; First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter.

Back

New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full.

Front

The moon ____ around the Earth.

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Orbits