Phases of the Moon

What is the changed shape of the moon called?

• a phase

• a satellite

• a planet

• a shape

The position of the Earth, Sun, and Moon has what effect on the moon?

• The moon disappears every 30 days.

• The moon gets slammed by meteors.

• The moon sets in the East and rises in the West.

• The moon appears to change shape during the course of about a month.

Why is the moon full of craters?

• The craters are supposed to be there.

• The moon has no atmosphere to protect it from meteors slamming into it.

• The moon has no craters.

• The moon travels around the Earth, so the Earth hits is once a year.

Name the moon phase.

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

• Full moon

• New moon

Name the moon phase.

(a)  

Name the moon phase.

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

• Full moon

• New moon

Name the following moon phase.

(a)  

Name the following moon phase.

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

• Full moon

• Gibbous moon

How long does it take the Moon to complete one lunar cycle?

(a)  

True or False: The moon makes its own light.

• True

• False