Quiz about Moon Phases-4th

Question 1

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

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phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 2

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

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waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 3

What phase is the moon in?

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New Moon

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Third Quarter

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First Quarter

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Waning Gibbous

Question 4

What phase is the moon in?

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Full moon

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New moon

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Crescent

Question 5

What picture shows the waxing crescent phase?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 6

What picture shows the first quarter phase?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

Question 7

What picture shows the waxing gibbous phase?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 8

What picture shows the waning gibbous phase?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

Question 9

What picture shows the last quarter phase?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 10

What picture shows the waning crescent phase?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 11

What causes moon phases?

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The moon is half illuminated by the sun and as it orbits the earth, we see different amounts of that illumination.

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Mrs. Harrill causes moon phases.

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The moon is always completely illuminated by the sun and as it rotates we see some of it.

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The moon is never illuminated by the sun and as it spins around we see none of it.

Question 12

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

Question 13

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

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Last Quarter

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First Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Gibbous

Question 14

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

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The moon appearing increasingly lighter.

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The amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing.

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The amount of light the moon gets stays constant.

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More light and then less light.

Question 15

What number represents a Waning Crescent

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8

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2

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4

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6

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7

Question 16

Where does the moon get its light?

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Light energy from the Sun

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The moon makes its own light

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Earth lights the moon

Question 17

What is the missing phase?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 18

How long does it take for the moon to complete one cycle?

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about one month (29 days)

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about 1 year

(365 days)

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about 1 day

(24 hours)

Question 19

What does rotate mean?

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to turn or spin

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to go around something

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to move to the side

Question 20

The path followed by an object moving around another object is called.....

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orbit

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rotate

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cycle

Question 21

What are bowl shaped imprints on the moon's surface caused by collisions from asteroids?

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Craters

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Comets

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Moon dust

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Holes

Question 22

How many phases does the moon go through?

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8

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4

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10

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16

Question 23

As Earth spins, the part facing the sun has

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day

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night

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summer

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spring

Question 24

How long does Earth take to rotate once?

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24 hours

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12 hours

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2 hours

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48 hours

Question 25

What part of the Earth is experiencing day?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 26

Where does the sun set?

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west

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north

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south

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east

Question 27

The Eastern hemisphere is experiencing nighttime. Therefore, Sun is shinning on the Western hemisphere.

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True

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False

Question 28

The sun rises in the _________

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East

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North

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South

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West

Question 29

Why do we know the phases of the moon for months that have not happened?

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The Moon moves in a regular pattern in the sky.

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The Moon is full for 20 days every month.

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I can see the future.

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The phases of the Moon are random and irregular.

Moon Phases-4th

30 questions

As the moon’s shape appears to get smaller, it is said that the moon is _____

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

What phase is the moon in?

What phase is the moon in?

What picture shows the waxing crescent phase?

What picture shows the first quarter phase?

What picture shows the waxing gibbous phase?

What picture shows the waning gibbous phase?

What picture shows the last quarter phase?

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