The Moon and its Phases

If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 

• April 29th
• April 11th

• May 4th
• May 11th

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Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 26th.

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on March 14?

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Which moon phases are "gibbous"?

• 1 and 5
• 2 and 8
• 4 and 6
• 3 and 7

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Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• At the Bottom

• At the Left

• At the Top

• At The Right

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The passage of the Moon into Earth's shadow causes a

• lunar eclipse

• New Moon

• solar eclipse

• Full Moon

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Eclipses do not occur every month because the Moon's

• orbit is inclined by 5 degrees to Earth's orbit

• revolution around the earth is about 27 days

• rotation on its axis is the same as its revolution around the earth are the same

• rate of rotation is 15º each hour

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

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A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter

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