Moon Phases

Changes in the moon's appearance are called

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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What causes the moon's phases?

• Where you are standing on Earth.

• How fast the moon is moving.

• The amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun.

• The tilt of Earth.

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction.

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upwards

• downwards

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part of the moon appears to be growing.

• The surface of the Moon is completely illuminated.

• The Dark side of the Moon is facing Earth.

• Moon is decreasing and light part of the moon appears to be shrinking.

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This is a ____________ moon.



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Name this moon phase.

• waning gibbous

• first quarter

• waxing crescent

• third quarter

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This is a ________________ moon

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What is the correct order of the moon phases that are listed below?

• new moon , full moon , 1st quarter moon , 3rd quarter moon

• new moon, 1st quarter moon , full moon, 3rd quarter moon

• 1st quarter moon , 3rd quarter moon , new moon , full moon

• new moon , 1st quarter moon , 3rd quarter moon , full moon

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Name this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name this moon.

• Full moon

• 3rd quarter moon

• Waxing gibbous

• 1st quarter moon

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