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Moon Phases

Moon Phases

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Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

CherryAnn Comeros

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4 Slides • 26 Questions

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Moon Phases

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Name the moon phase
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waning crescent
2
waxing crescent
3
waning gibbous
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waxing gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

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First Quarter

2

Third Quarter

3

New Moon

4

Full Moon

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

1

First Quarter

2

Third Quarter

3

New Moon

4

Full Moon

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

1

First Quarter

2

Third Quarter

3

New Moon

4

Full Moon

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

1

waning crescent

2

waxing crescent

3

waning gibbous

4

waxing gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

1

First Quarter

2

Last Quarter

3

New Moon

4

Full Moon

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

1

waning crescent

2

waxing crescent

3

waning gibbous

4

waxing gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

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Waxing

2

Waning

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Waxing means...

1

Growing

2

Dying

3

Losing light

4

Moving

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What is the missing lunar phase?

1

Third Quarter

2

Waxing Crescent

3

New Moon

4

Waning Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Which lunar phase is occurring at S?

1

New Moon

2

Full Moon

3

waning crescent

4

waxing crescent

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Multiple Choice

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What is the missing phase?

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2
3
4

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Multiple Choice

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What is the missing phase?

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2
3
4

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What is the missing phase?

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2
3
4

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What causes the phases of the moon?

1

Earth's revolution around the sun

2

the moon's revolution around Earth

3

Earth's movement around the moon

4

the sun's movement around the moon

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Multiple Choice

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Name the moon phase

1

waning crescent

2

first quarter

3

waning gibbous

4

waxing gibbous

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the moon phases?

1

new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

2

new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter

3

1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon

4

new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

1

new moon

2

1st quarter

3

full moon

4

3rd quarter

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What phase is this?
1
Waning Gibbous Moon
2
Waxing Gibbous Moon
3
Waning Crescent Moon
4
Waxing Crescent Moon

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

1

new moon

2

first quarter

3

full moon

4

3rd quarter

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Multiple Choice

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What moon would you expect to see on March 23rd?

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2
3
4

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Multiple Choice

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If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon?

1

April 29th

2

July 4th

3

May 4th

4

September 12th

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Multiple Choice

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Which lunar phase will complete the pattern?

1

Last quarter

2

New moon

3

Full moon

4

Waxing gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Which lunar phase is visible when the moon is in this position?

1

New moon

2

Full moon

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

1

New Moon

2

Full Moon

3

Third Quarter

4

First Quarter

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

1

day

2

year

3

week

4

month

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