Moon Phases

The illuminated whole surface of the moon facing Earth is called a _____.

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

• Harvest Moon

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A quarter moon is 1/4 of the way through its cycle, but what we see at this phase is _____.

• Half of the moon's visible surface

• All of the moon's visible surface

• None of the moon's visible surface

• A small crescent of the moon's surface

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As the illuminated part of the moon appears to become smaller from night to night, its phases are said to be ______.

• Full

• Waxing

• New

• Waning

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A student uses a flashlight, a tennis ball, and a table-tennis ball to model one of the phases of the moon. 

• Full Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• New Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

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Which letter corresponds to the first quarter phase?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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We see only one side of the moon because one full rotation takes the same amount of time as one full _____.

• Eclipse

• Revolution

• Waxing

• Waning

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True or False:

A lunar cycle includes every possible way the moon can appear from Earth.

• True

• False

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What is a waxing moon?

• another name for a new moon

• another name for a full moon

• a decrease in the visible part of the moon as the days progress

• an increase in the visible part of the moon as the days progress

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Which phase occurs between a crescent and gibbous moon?

• full moon

• new moon

• quarter moon

• harvest moon

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There are ___ moon phases

• 16

• 8

• 4

• 6

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