4th Grade Space Review - GGE

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 7 days
• 365 days
• 29 days
• 20 days

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous

Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?

• one month
• two weeks
• 3 days
• 24 hours

Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases
• eclipses
• stages
• cycle

Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?

• The moons soaks up the star's light
• The moon is larger than Earth
• The moon is larger than stars
• the moon is closer to Earth than stars

Define Full Moon

• None of moon is visible
• Half moon phase is visible
• Complete moon face is visible
• Less Than half of moon is visible

Define New Moon

• None of moon is visible from Earth
• All of moon visible from Earth
• Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
• Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

Define Quarter Moon

• None of moon visible
• Less than Half the moon is visible
• More than half of moon is visible
• Half of the moon is visible

The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth

• Full moon
• Waxing crescent
• Waning Crescent
• New Moon

What is the correct order of the moon phases?

• new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
• new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
• 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
• new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full