Moon Phases exit ticket

How much of the moon is always illuminated, or lit up, by the Sun?

• the whole moon

• less than half

• half

• it depends

A new moon always looks

• dark because the lit side is facing away from us.

• dark because it is not getting any light from the sun.

• dark because the Earth is blocking the light from the sun.

• bright because it is reflecting light from the sun.

The moon has different phases because

• the sun shines on different areas of the moon.

• the Earth sometimes gets in the way of the sunlight.

• it travels at different speeds around the Earth.

• we see the illuminated side at different angles as the moon goes around the Earth.

When the Earth is between the Sun and the moon, what phase will the moon appear to be?

• quarter moon

• full moon

• new moon

• crescent moon