Moon Phases

Question: 1

When Andrew looks at the moon at night, it appears to be shining. Why does the moon look this way?

• It makes its own light.

• It reflects light from Earth.

• It reflects light from the sun.

• It reflects light from other planets.

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Question: 2

Jorge likes to look out the window at the moon. She observes that it seems to change every week. Which sentence best explains why this happens?

• A. The moon moves between Earth and the sun.

• B. The moon rotates only once in about a month.

• C. The same side of the moon always faces Earth.

• D. The amount of the lighted part of the moon that faces Earth changes.

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Question: 3

Ashley notices changes in the moon over the course of a month.

Which shows a possible order that she could have seen the different moon phases?

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Emily saw the moon one night. It looked like the picture below. One week later, why did the moon look bigger?

• A. The moon became larger.

• B. The moon became brighter.

• C. Earth and the moon moved closer together.

• D. Emily could see more of the side of the moon that was lit.

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Question: 5

The picture below shows a phase of the moon.

Which phase is it?

• new moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• crescent moon

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Question: 6

The different ways the moon looks as it orbits Earth are called phases. One phase is called a full moon. During a full moon, the entire surface of the moon as seen from Earth is in sunlight. How are Earth, the moon, and sun arranged during a full moon?

• A. The sun is between Earth and the moon.

• B. The moon is between Earth and the sun.

• C. Earth is on the side of the moon in darkness.

• D. Earth is located between the sun and the moon.

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• A. full moon

• B. new moon

• C. last quarter

• D. first quarter

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