Moon Phases

True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

• True

• False

What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?

• Invisible

• A pizza pie

• A half circle

• A thin banana

When the moon waxes, it ________.

• Goes from a new moon to a full moon

• Seems to get bigger in size

• Goes from a full moon back to a new mooon

• A and B only

When the moon wanes, it ________.

• Goes from a new moon to a full moon

• Goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• Seems to get smaller in size

• B and C only

What happens right after the full moon phase?

• The moon becomes new

• The moon goes through its phases in reverse order

• The moon seems to disappear in the sky

• The moon starts to wax

What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

• new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full

• full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new

• full, quarter, gibbous crescent, new

What is true of a new moon?

• The moon appears invisible

• You can see about half the moon

• The moon looks like a pizza pie

• It's the second phase of the moon

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• new

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• full

• gibbous

• quarter

• crescent

Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

• The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it appear larger

• In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars

• The planets and stars are further away

• The moon's gravity makes it look bigger