Phases of the Moon Notes- Student Version-25

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1. ​Answer the following questions for a grade.
   

2. Use your notes!

Labelling

Correctly label the Moon Phases on this diagram.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

New Moon

First Quarter

Third Quarter

Waning Gibbous

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon

Waxing Crescent

Multiple Choice

The moon makes its own light.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The moon reflects the light from the sun.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• displaying a different amount of reflected sunlight due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• having craters on its surface.

Multiple Choice

Where is the Moon located in space in the New moon phase?

• Between the Earth and Sun

• Behind the Earth

• Behind the Sun

Multiple Choice

Which phase of the moon is this?

• Crescent Moon (Waxing crescent)

• New

• Full

• Quarter

Multiple Choice

What causes the phases of the moon?

• the moon's orbit around Earth
• the moon's orbit around the sun
• Earth's orbit around the sun
• gravity

Multiple Choice

The phase of the moon depends on...

• where it is in its orbit around the Earth

• where it is in its orbit around the Sun

• The shadow of Earth

Multiple Choice

Define Crescent

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

Multiple Choice

Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

Multiple Choice

What Moon phase is this?

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

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter or (third quarter)
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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

• 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
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

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

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon