Moon Quiz

What are the 8 phases of the moon?

• new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent.

• waning crescent, waxing full, full moon, new moon, full moon crescent.

• waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent

• None of the above.

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Which phase of the moon is when the moon is between Sun and Earth?

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• 1st moon

• New moon

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What does waxing mean?

• The moon disappeared

• The moon grows

• The moon is half

• All of the above.

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Is the waxing crescent always on the right side?

• No

• Yes

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Which phase is the moon done waxing?

• waxing crescent

• full moon

• waning crescent

• new moon

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How long does it take the moon to go through all 8 phases?

• 8 days

• 1 month

• 2 weeks

• 8 weeks

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The moon gives off its own light.

• True
• False

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What phase is this?

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

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What is the moon made of?

• cheese
• rock
• solid metal
• burning gases

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Why do we see different shapes of the moon?

• Earth's shadow covers the moon.
• Clouds cover parts of the moon.
• The sun lights up parts of the moon because of the moon's orbit around Earth.
• The moon changes shapes.

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