Moon Phases Quiz

1.  What causes day and night? 

• the tilt of the sun
• the tilt of the earth on its axis

2.  Orbit is: 

• Space 
• the other name for the moon
• an imaginary path in space
• a yummy gum

3.  What is Mrs. Keith's Most Famous saying about the moon phases? 

• If the WHITE of the moon
  is on the RIGHT side
  it is getting BRIGHT
• The moon ran away with spoon
• Moon, Oh so Bright, You give me moonLIGHT
• Moon and Sun, how your light rays RUN

• first quarter moon
• new moon
• full moon 
• gibbous

• Last Quarter
• Cresent
• Old Moon
• Full Moon

• Gibbous
• Last Quarter
• Waning
• Full Moon

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Black Moon
• Moons don't exist

8.  Where does the moon get its light?

• From itself
• From the Sun

9.  When the moon goes from a NEW MOON to a FULL MOON, we say it is getting larger.  What's another word for "getting larger?"

• waxing
• waning

10. When the moon goes from a FULL MOON back to a NEW MOON, we say it is getting smaller.  What's another word for "getting smaller?"

• waxing
• waning