Moon Phases Questions (with reading)

During which phase of the Moon is the illuminated side facing away from Earth, giving the illusion of no moon?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

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What is the phase of the Moon when we see only a small slice of the entire Moon?

• Full Moon

• Waxing or Waning Gibbous

• Last or First Quarter

• Waning or Waning Crescent

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When does a first quarter moon rise and set?

• Around noon and midnight

• Around sunrise and sunset

• Around 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

• Around 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM

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During which phase of the Moon do we see the Sun's illumination of the entire "day side" of the Moon?

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Waning Gibbous

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What is the phase where we can see more than half of the moon illuminated, but not yet a full moon?

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Last Quarter

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Which of the following means "shrinking" (or seeing less light) when it comes to Moon phases?

• Full

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

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Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun, we just can't always see the illumination.

• True

• False

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What is the phenomenon called when the Moon appears to twist, nod, and roll slightly during its journey across the sky?

• Libration

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Illumination

What is Earthshine?

• Sun’s light reflecting off Earth’s surface onto the face of the Moon

• The Sun's light reflecting off the Moon onto the face of the Earth

• When the Moon is dark and the Earth shines more brightly

• Another term for a Full Moon

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When are the only times the moon CANNOT be seen in the daytime sky?

• During the New Moon and Full Moon phase

• During Waxing and Waning Crescent phase

• Trick question- the moon is always visible in the daytime sky.

• During the Waxing and Waning Gibbous phases

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