Moon Phases

The moon is light reflected from:

• sun

• earth

• moon

• planets

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The moon is ______ than the sun because it's closer.

• closer

• bigger

• smaller

• further

The phases of the moon are caused by the ______ around the earth.

• path

• orbit

• tides

• planets

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A full moon happens every _____ days.

• 24

• 60

• 35

• 30

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The moon's ________ pull tugs on water causing high and low tides.

• gravitational

• orbit

• reflection

• tides

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Getting bigger

• waning

• crescent

• waxing

• orbit

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Getting smaller

• waning

• orbit

• waxing

• crescent

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Changing in stages

• gibbous

• orbit

• waxing

• phases

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One object moving around another in a circle

• phases

• orbit

• moon

• waning

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The first phase of the moon

• new moon

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon

• crescent moon

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