Moon Phases and Eclipses

The shape of the Moon at a particular time is called __________.

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Asteroid

• Phase

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What do we call an event that the moon blocks the sun from reaching the Earth?

• Phase

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Meteoroid

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Which is the name of the event that occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow and is no longer reached by direct sunlight?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Phase

• Meteoroid

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What phase is the moon in if the light is increasing?

• New Moon

• Waxing

• Wanning

• Full Moon

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What phase is the moon in if the light is decreasing?

• New Moon

• Waxxing

• Wanning

• Full Moon

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About how long does it take the moon to go through all of it's phases?

• 30 Days

• 31 Days

• 28 Days

• 29 Days

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Why do we know the phases of the moon for months that have not happened?

• The Moon moves in a regular pattern in the sky.

• The Moon is full for 20 days every month.

• I can see the future.

• The phases of the Moon are random and irregular.

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When one object crosses in front of another, the first object can sometimes block the view of the second. This process is called a(n)_______.

• eclipse

• gibbous

• penumbra

• umbra

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On a clear night in the summer, Kelly identified the constellation Leo in the sky. When she went star-gazing five months later, she could not find Leo, but could see Gemini instead. Why?

• The moon revolved so it was facing a different part of the universe at night.

• The stars in Leo moved.

• Earth revolved so it was facing different part of the universe at night.

• The moon was blocking Leo in the sky.

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Based on the picture, what moon phase is visible from earth?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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