Moon Phases

Moon Phases

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a waxing crescent moon?

Back

A waxing crescent moon is the phase of the moon that occurs after the new moon and before the first quarter, where a small sliver of the moon is illuminated.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a first quarter moon?

Back

A first quarter moon is the phase of the moon where half of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth, occurring about a week after the new moon.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a full moon?

Back

A full moon is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated as seen from Earth, occurring approximately two weeks after the new moon.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a third quarter moon?

Back

A third quarter moon is the phase of the moon where the opposite half of the moon is illuminated compared to the first quarter, occurring about three weeks after the new moon.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a new moon?

Back

A new moon is the phase of the moon when it is not visible from Earth because the illuminated side is facing away from us.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a blue moon?

Back

A blue moon refers to the second full moon that occurs in a single calendar month.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes the different phases of the moon?

Back

The different phases of the moon are caused by the changing positions of the moon, Earth, and sun, which affect how much of the moon's surface is illuminated.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?