Phases of the Moon

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

• True
• False

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TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 

• True
• False

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The moon ____________ around the Earth.

• orbits
• rotates
• up
• down

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

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

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

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What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

• The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
• The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
• The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
• The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

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

• physically changing size and shape.
• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
• having craters on its surface.

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Name the moon phase

• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• last quarter
• waxing gibbous

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