Moon Phases Quiz

Which diagram below shows the possible orientation of the Earth (E), the Sun and the Moon (M) so that an observer on Earth would see a full moon?

• D

• C

• A

• B

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If there is a First Quarter at midnight on October 1, when would the next first quarter occur?

• October 31

• October 27

• October 8

• October 16

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When the Moon is in the position shown below, how would the Moon look to an observer on the North Pole?

• B

• D

• C

• A

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The reason why we see the same side of the moon each night is because

• The moon's rotational period is equal to its revolutional period around Earth.

• This statement is false because at night we see one side and during the day we see the opposite.

• The moon's rotational period is equal to the Earth's rotational period.

• This statement is false because we are able to see both sides of the moon each night.

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Phases of the moon are created by

• Varying amounts of sunlight reflected off of the moon that face the sun

  
  

• Varying amounts of sunlight reflected off of the moon that faces Earth

• The spin of the Earth

• The orbit of Earth around the moon

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What vocabulary term best describes when the illuminated side of the moon facing Earth appears to grow in its cycle?

• waning

• waxing

• crescent

• gibbous

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What percentage of the entire lunar surface is illuminated by the sun at any given time?

• 50%

• The amount varies

• 100%

• 25%

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What moon phase would be occurring when the moon is in position 6 in the diagram below?

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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Oksana observed the appearance of the moon every week for a month. She sketches her observations. Which of these diagrams BEST shows how the moon’s appearance could have changed during the month Oksana performed her investigation?

• b

• c

• d

• a

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What moon phase is pictured below?

• Wanning Cressent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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