Moon assessment

The moon goes through each phase...

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Third Quarter

6. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

• new moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• waxing crescent

What phase comes BEFORE this one?

• Full Moon
• Third Quarter
• New Moon
• First Quarter

The moon around the Earth.

(a)  

• Orbits
• Rotates
• Revolves

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

Which lunar phase would you observe 4 days after this phase?

(a)  

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent
• new moon

What happens as the moon revolves around the earth?

• The shadow gets darker and darker.

• The illuminated (lit) side gets lighter and lighter.

• The shadow slowly disappears until it's fully lit, then the lit part slowly disappears until it's completely dark.

If today is a full moon, which phase would we have observed two days ago?

(a)  

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waxing crescent
• waning crescent