Moon phases

Which position of the diagram shows a new moon?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

A student uses a high-powered telescope to study the Moon. The student observes the Moon every night for one month and notices that a certain crater on the Moon's surface is always visible. What can the student conclude from this observation?

• The Moon's rate of rotation is half the speed of its rate of revolution about Earth

• The Moon's rate of rotation is the same as its rate of revolution about Earth.

• The Moon's rate of rotation is faster than its rate of revolution about Earth.

• The Moon's rate of rotation is slower than its rate of revolution about Earth.

Which of the following statements best explains why the Moon has phases?

• Earth is blocking the Sun's illumination of the Moon

• Earth casts a large shadow on the Moon that limits the Moon's visibility as it moves around Earth.

• As the Moon revolves around Earth, the illuminated side of the Moon is not always fully visible from Earth.

• The phases of the Moon are relative to a person's location on Earth.

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent