4.8 - Phases of the Moon

Which phase of the moon is the picture showing?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent

Number five represents which phase of the moon?

• New Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous

Why does the moon look lit?

• Reflects light from the Sun
• Reflects light from the Earth

How many phases of the moon are there?

• 2
• 6
• 8
• 12

Number six represents which phase of the moon?

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

Number two represents which phase of the moon?

• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Last (Third) Quarter

Number eight represents which phase of the moon?

• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

The surface of the moon is made up of highlands,

• lowlands, and oceans
• caverns, and ice
• craters and flat areas

Number one represents which phase of the moon?

• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Third (Last) Quarter
• New Moon

The position of the moon relative to Earth and the sun causes...

• Phases of the Sun
• Phases of the Earth
• Phases of the Moon