Moon Phases

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Is the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?

• Bigger

• Smaller

• The same

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing

• waning

• new

• eclipse

Multiple Choice

What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Half Moon

Multiple Choice

What Moon phase is this?

• Old Moon

• Far Side of the Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

Multiple Choice

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upwards

• downwards

Multiple Choice

What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Sunlight

• Mirrors

• Flood Lights

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

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter or (third quarter)

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 16

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

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

Multiple Choice

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Which phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Which phase of the moon is this?

• Last Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent

Draw

Attempt to draw a 1rst quarter moon.

Multiple Choice

Which is a waxing gibbous?

Draw

Attempt to draw a 3rd quarter moon.

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Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

Multiple Choice

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous

• New moon

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What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

Multiple Choice

What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Mirrors

• Sunlight

• Flood Lights

Multiple Choice

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is ____.

• swelling

• waning

• waxing

• disappearing

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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.

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9. What does this picture show? When you have two full moons in one calendar month.

• full moon

• new moon

• blue moon

• third quarter

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

What moon phase is this?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Half Moon