Moon Phases

Moon Phases

​There are 8 phases of the moon. The moon phases occur because the moon revolves around the earth. It takes about one month to complete a lunar cycle.

Multiple Choice

What causes the phases of the moon?

• Earth's movement around the sun

• the moon's movement around Earth

• Earth's movement around the moon

• the sun's movement around the moon

Multiple Choice

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

Draw

Draw the position of the moon to show new mooon.

​Did you get it right? Check out the new moon position below.

​After the new moon, the light grows "bigger" on the RIGHT side. This word is WAXING.

​Waxing Crescent

​First Quarter

​Waxing Gibbous

Draw

Draw the position of the moon to show full moon.

​Did you get it right? Check out the full moon position below.

​After the full moon, the light grows "smaller" on the LEFT side. This word is WANING.

​Waning Gibbous

​Last Quarter

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​First Quarter

​First Quarter

​Waning Crescent

Multiple Choice

Name this moon phase

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

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the moon phase at #5

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the moon phase at #1

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Which letter illustrates a New Moon

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The moon ____________ or goes around the Earth.

• revolves

• rotates

• gravitional pull

Multiple Choice

Which moon phase is a waning crescent?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Multiple Choice

What is the missing phase?

Multiple Choice

As the moon's shape appears to get bigger, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

Multiple Choice

Name this moon phase

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