Phrases of the Moon

This diagram shows the positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon at a particular time. Select the phase of the Moon that we see from Earth

• New moon

• First quarter

• Third quarter

• Full moon

Select the phase of the Moon that we see from Earth

• Wanning crescent moon

• Waxing crescent moon

• Wanning gibbous moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

Identify why the Moon has phases

• We see different amounts of the sunlit side of the Moon as it orbits the Earth

• The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon differently at different times of the month

• The Moon reflects different amounts of sunlight as it orbits the Earth

• The Moon's orbit is not a perfect circle

During a new Moon phase, we can see:

• Half of the sunlit side of the Moon

• All of the sunlit side of the Moon

• One quarter of the sunlit of the moon

• None of the sunlit side of the Moon

Identify which statement is true for a waxing gibbous moon

• More than half of the sunlit of the Moon is visible

• Less than half of the sunlit side of the Moon is visible

• The amount of the sunlit side of the Moon you can see is decreasing

• The amount of the sunlit side of the Moon is dark

Determine which statement is true for a first quarter Moon

• From Earth, we can see the whole of the sunlit side of the Moon

• The Moon has travelled half of the way around its orbit since the new Moon

• From Earth, we can see nothing of the side of the moon

• The Moon has travelled a quarter of the way around its orbit since the new moon

Start from the new moon. The moon traveled anti-clockwise halfway plus another quarter. What is the new position of the moon?

• Full moon

• Waning crescent

• Third quarter

• First quarter

A banana looking moon is?

• A gibbous moon

• A crescent moon

• A new moon

• A quarter moon