8th Grade STAAR Moon Phases

What phase is shown?

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• last quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon term means to increase or get larger?

• waning

• waxing

• gibbous

• crescent

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What is the lunar phase before the full moon where light is illuminate on over half of the moon on the right side?

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the lunar phase where the moon's LEFT half is illuminated as seen from Earth?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• last quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the sequence of moon phases that takes 29.5 (28 days) days or slightly over 4 weeks to complete?

• solar cycle

• year

• lunar cycle

• month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the lunar phase where the side of the moon facing the Earth is not illuminated?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• last quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the first phase after the new moon where the moon is reflecting light in the shape of a letter "C" and light is illuminated on the RIGHT side of the moon?

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the process of the moon reflecting sunlight?

• glowing

• illumination

• brightness

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the phase where the moon's RIGHT HALF is illuminated as seen from Earth?

• first quarter

• last quarter

• new moon

• full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth ___________________________ on its axis and ____________________ around the sun.

• revolves, rotates

• rotates, revolves

• spins, cycles

• spins, revolves

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1