Moon Phase Part Two

The moon has light because the _______ reflects light onto its surface.

• Earth

• Sun

• Stars

• Mars

The moon _________ around the earth as the Earth goes around the sun.

• Rotates

• Jumps

• Revolves

• Explodes

As the moon revolves around the Earth sunlight hits the moon at an ____________ causing the phases of the moon to change.

• Angle

• Eclipse

• Tide

• The sunlight doesn't hit the moon

As seen on Earth, what is the brightest and largest object in the night sky?

• Sun

• Moon

• Polaris

• ISS

The word ____________ as related to the moon means that the light is growing and the moon is lit on the right side.

• Waning

• New Moon

• Waxing

• Full Moon

The word ____________ as related to the moon means that the light is decreasing and the moon is lit on the left side.

• Waning

• Crecent

• Gibbous

• Waxing

How much light is there on a gibbous moon?

• Fully lit

• More than half lit

• Less than half lit

• Half lit

How much light is there on a crescent moon?

• Full

• More than half lit

• Less than half lit

• Not lit

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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