Quiz about THE MOON AND ITS PHASES

Question 1

Name the moon phase

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 2

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 3

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 4

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 5

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

Question 6

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 7

Name the moon phase

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 8

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

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reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

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physically changing size and shape.

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moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

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having craters on its surface.

Question 9

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

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phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 10

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

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waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 11

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

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28 days

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65 days

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8 days

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365 days

Question 12

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

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New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 13

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

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waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 14

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

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month

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day

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year

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week

Question 15

Name the moon phase

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 16

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 17

Waxing means...

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Growing

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Dying

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Losing light

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Moving

Question 18

Which moon phase is pictured?

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Answer

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Waxing Gibbous

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Third Quarter

Question 19

Define New Moon

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None of moon is visible from Earth

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All of moon visible from Earth

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Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth

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Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

Question 20

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 21

Changes in the moon's appearance are

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phases

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eclipses

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stages

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cycle

Question 22

What causes the moon's phases

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the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 23

Name the moon phase

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Last Quarter

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

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