Moon Phases and Eclipses
Authored by Karen Kiefer
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The moon's phases are caused by
the moon's rotation
the Earth's rotation
the moon's revolution around the Earth
the Earth's revolution around the moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the moon is at position 5, what moon phase is seen on Earth?
1st quarter
3rd quarter
full moon
new moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much time does it take for the moon to go from Position 1 to Position 5?
1 day
14 days
21 days
28 days
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This moon phase is called a
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
waning crescent
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Eclipses can occur when the moon is in which of these phases?
(Check all that apply.)
1st quarter
full moon
3rd quarter
new moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The moon appears to change shape in the sky because
it is further from or closer to us at different times of the month.
we can see a different amount of its lit side at different times of the month
its rotation means a different side of the moon is always facing us
none of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which diagram, the top or bottom, illustrates a solar eclipse?
top
bottom
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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