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Phases of the Moon Lesson

Phases of the Moon Lesson

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Science

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 21 Questions

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Moon Phases Website Quizizz

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Quizizz Questions #10 - #29

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Multiple Choice

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Describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the Moon grows smaller.

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Full Moon

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Gibbous Moon

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Waxing

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Waning

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Multiple Choice

Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of the Earth and around which the Earth spins

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Equator

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Axis

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Multiple Choice

Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Multiple Choice

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Describes phases following the new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible

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Moon Phase

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning

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Waxing

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Multiple Choice

Phase that occurs when all of the Moon's surface facing Earth reflects light

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Crescent Moon

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Full Moon

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Gibbous Moon

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New Moon

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Multiple Choice

Spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes 24 hours to complete and causes day and night

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Multiple Choice

Change in appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth, due to the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun

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Full Moon

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Moon Phase

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New Moon

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Waxing Crescent

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Multiple Choice

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth

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Full Moon

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Moon Phase

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Multiple Choice

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The name of this phase of the Moon

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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The name of this phase of the Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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The name of this phase of the Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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The name of this phase of the Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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The position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in the picture tell us which phase of the Moon?

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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The position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in the picture tell us which phase of the Moon?

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following does NOT explain why the Moon has phases?

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Reflects Sunlight

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Tilted Axis

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Moon orbits Earth

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Multiple Choice

A full moon occurred on April 4, about what date can we expect to see another full moon?

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April 11

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April 14

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May 4

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May 11

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Multiple Choice

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What moon phase will occur 10 days after the phase in the picture?

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First Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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Last Quarter

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Waning Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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What moon phase occurred 1 week before the phase pictured?

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Full Moon

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Multiple Choice

What moon phase will occur 2 weeks after the waxing crescent?

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Full Moon

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Waxing Gibbous

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First Quarter

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Waning Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

How long does it take to complete a lunar cycle?

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7 days

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14 days

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27.3 days

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29.5 days

Moon Phases Website Quizizz

Moon Phases Website: https://www.moongiant.com/

Moon Phases Video:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7wwfb0fKntPX6sE9daUCmz34FjoCymXjOvpKR1KcEs/edit?usp=sharing

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