Moon Phases

Name the moon phase

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing gibbous

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The moon phases occur because...

• The moon grows and gets smaller.

• The moon revolves around the earth.

• The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.

• The moon produces its own light.

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Name the moon phase

• First quarter

• Last quarter

• New moon

• Full moon

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

• The moon appearing increasingly lighter.

• The amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing.

• The amount of light the moon gets stays constant.

• More light and then less light.

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Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

• None, quarter, half, three quarters, full.

• Dark, light, half, quarter, red.

• New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full.

• First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter.

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A space object goes around another object is...

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Axis

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What causes moon phases? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

• The earth's shadow

• The moon revolving around the earth

• The moon reflects light from the sun

• The rotation of the moon

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