Moon Phases Mastery Check

The moon goes through all of its phases... (enter the length of time)

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Name the moon phase

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

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

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

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6. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

• new moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• waxing crescent

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

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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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.

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

(a)  

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

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The Moon orbits Earth in a direction
(a)  

• counterclockwise
• clockwise
• upwards
• downwards

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What phase is this?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

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How long does it take for the moon to go from a full moon to a first quarter moon?​ (a)  

• 7 days
• 24 hours
• 3.5 days
• 3.5 hours

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