Moon Phases Science 2022

Waxing is when the moon appears to be ____ in light.

• decreasing

• increasing

• lacking

• stationary

A ___ eclipse occurs when the moon and the ___ are lined up, resulting in the moon covering the sun.

• lunar, moon

• equinox, planets

• solar, sun

• lunar, sun

Waning happens when the moon appears to be getting smaller.

• True

• False

This photo is an example of a ___ moon phase.

• Full

• Waxing

• Crescent

• Gibbous

A full moon is caused when the moon is ___ the Earth and the sun.

• Behind

• In front

The moon's cycle is ___ days long.

• 30.3

• 29.5

• 29

• 31.2

This moon phase is a waxing ___.

• New

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• Full

Even though the moon is behind the Earth, we still see a full moon.

• True

• False

In the quarter moons a ___ of the moon is visible.

• full portion

• half

• crescent

• gibbous

The ___ revolves around the ___ , and that revolves around the ___.

• moon, sun, earth

• moon, Earth, Saturn

• moon, Earth, sun

• sun, Earth, moon