Moon Phases

Choose the correct moon phase.

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New moon

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The moon goes through each phase...

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Name the moon phase

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing gibbous

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The moon phases occur because...

• The moon grows and gets smaller.

• The moon revolves around the earth.

• The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.

• The moon produces its own light.

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Name the moon phase

• First quarter

• Last quarter

• New moon

• Full moon

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As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see...

• The moon appearing increasingly lighter.

• The amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing.

• The amount of light the moon gets stays constant.

• More light and then less light.

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The moon affects...

• How we all behave.

• The coriolis effect.

• The tides.

• Our physical health.

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As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

• Some waves and currents.

• High tides and low tides.

• The moon phases.

• Sea levels.

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Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

• None, quarter, half, three quarters, full.

• Dark, light, half, quarter, red.

• New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full.

• First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter.

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The moon ____ around the Earth.

• Orbits

• Climbs

• Jumps

• ?

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