Quiz about 8.7B - Lunar Cycle

Question 1

What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is decreasing?

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3rd quarter

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New moon

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1st quarter

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Full Moon

Question 2

Waxing phases are when the light is being:

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Gained

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Lost

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Staying the same

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Neither

Question 3

What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?

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Waxing gibbous

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Waxing cresent

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Waning gibbous

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Waning cresent

Question 4

Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?

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waxing

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waning

Question 5

What is this phase?

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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First Quarter

Question 6

Which phases are waxing?

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4 and 5

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1 and 2

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2 and 3

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3 and 4

Question 7

What will be the moon phase 7 nights later?

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H

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F

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G

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J

Question 8

If there is a full moon on March 2, when would you expect the Third Quarter?

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March 9

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March 5

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March 16

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March 23

Question 9

If a New Moon occurred on April 1st, when would the moon be at position seven?

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in three weeks

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in one week

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in two weeks

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in four weeks

Question 10

If today was a full moon, what would be the moon phase in one week?

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Third Quarter

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 11

If the current moon phase is at position 2, where would it be in two weeks?

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waning gibbous

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full moon

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third quarter

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back to position 2

Question 12

If we are in a full moon phase right now, what phase can we expect to be in a week from now?

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3rd Quarter

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Waxing Crescent

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

Question 13

What are most likely the dates of the full moons? (Hint:  2 weeks from new moon to full moon.)

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February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24

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February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4

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February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14

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February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28

Question 14

What moon phase is shown in position 8

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

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waning gibbous

Question 15

What moon phase is shown at position #3?

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 16

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

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At the Top

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At the Bottom

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At the Left

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At The Right

Question 17

This is a drawing of the moon on July 7th. What would the moon look like on August 7th? Name the phase.

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3rd Quarter

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1st Quarter

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2nd Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 18

What phase occurs on the designated part of the graph?

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 19

What phase comes before this one?

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New Moon

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Full Moon

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1st Quarter

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3rd Quarter

Question 20

What phase occurs on the 28th of the month?

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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1st Quarter

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3rd Quarter

Question 21

What phase comes right after this one?

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New Moon

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Waxing Crescent

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1st Quarter

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3rd Quarter

Question 22

Name the phase that the selected images represent.

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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1st Quarter

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3rd Quarter

Question 23

What phase would come 2 weeks after this one?

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 24

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

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At the right

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On the Left

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At the bottom

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At the top

Question 25

What phase occurs on the designated part of this graph?

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Waning Crescent

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New Moon

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Full Moon

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Waxing Crescent

Question 26

What phase would come about 2 weeks after this one?

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 27

What Moon phase is this?

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Waning Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 28

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

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full moon

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new moon

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

Question 29

Which lunar phase is occurring at Q

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Waning gibbous

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Waxing gibbous

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New moon

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Full moon

Question 30

Which lunar phase will complete the pattern?

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Last quarter

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New moon

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 31

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

Question 32

What phase is this?

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Waxing Crescent Moon

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Waning Gibbous Moon

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Waxing Gibbous Moon

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Waning Crescent Moon

Question 33

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

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counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 34

If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon?

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May 4th

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April 29th

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July 4th

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September 12th

Question 35

What causes the moon's phases

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the view of the lit portion from Earth as it revolves around us

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shadows

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 36

Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?

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full moon

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waxing moon

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new moon

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waning moon

Question 37

The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

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one month

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one week

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one year

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one century

Question 38

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

8.7B - Lunar Cycle

40 questions

What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is decreasing?

Waxing phases are when the light is being:

What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?

Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?

What is this phase?

Which phases are waxing?

What will be the moon phase 7 nights later?

If there is a full moon on March 2, when would you expect the Third Quarter?

If a New Moon occurred on April 1st, when would the moon be at position seven?

If today was a full moon, what would be the moon phase in one week?

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