Tuesday 1/24 Bell Ringer

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• displaying a different amount of reflected sunlight due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• having craters on its surface.

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Which phase of the moon is this?

• Crescent Moon (Waxing crescent)

• New

• Full

• Quarter

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What do you call it when 3/4 of the Moon appears to be lit by the Sun?

• New

• Crescent

• Quarter

• Gibbous

• Full

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What is it called when you see less and less of the lighted side of the moon?

• Waning

• Waxing

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

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

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 

• April 29th
• July 4th
• May 4th
• September 12th

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Which lunar phase is occurring at S?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• waning crescent
• waxing crescent

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