Moon Phases Review

Lunar Calendar

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Multiple Choice

Which hemisphere do we live in?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Multiple Choice

Earth experiences seasons as it revolves around the sun because of its

• shape

• tilt

• speed

• mass

Multiple Choice

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Multiple Choice

Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.
• Because it receives the most direct sunlight
• Because no clouds form here.
• Because it is far from the sun

Multiple Choice

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• seasons

• year

• day & night

• eclipse

Multiple Choice

Which diagram models a hypothetical situation in which every location on Earth would have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day?

Multiple Choice

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide

• spring tide

• new moon tide

• full moon tide

Multiple Choice

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

• gravity

• wind

• spring

• neap

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same

• the moon is larger than the sun

• tides are not caused by the moon

• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

Multiple Choice

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 26th.

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

Multiple Choice

What comes directly after this moon phase?

• First Quarter

• waning gibbious

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

Multiple Choice

What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

It's Full Moon today how long does it take to have another Full Moon?

• 30 days

• 1 year

• 18 weeks

• 1 hour

Multiple Choice

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

Multiple Choice

If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on 15?

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

What should the moon look like on the 5 of March?

Multiple Choice

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

When the moon is between the sun and the earth, we basically do not see it. What is this phase called?

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

Multiple Choice

If the moon is roughly 3/4 illuminated we say it is in the _________________________ stage.

• Crescent

• New

• Gibbous

• Quarter

Multiple Choice

Tides are caused by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

Multiple Choice

Which phase below is NOT a phase of the moon?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Old Moon

• Waning Gibbous

Multiple Choice

If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:

• Waxing

• Shrinking

• Waning

• Not moving