Moon Phases & Tides

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through ____, which we can sometimes see at night or during the day.

• revolutions

• phases

• rotations

• eclipses

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Approximately how long does it take the moon to go through one complete lunar cycle (one revolution around Earth)?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 29 days

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How much of moon is always illuminated (lit up) by the sun?

• 15%

• 23%

• 50%

• It always changes

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As the moon appears to get larger from one phase to the next, we say that the moon is _____.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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As the moon appears to get smaller from one phase to the next, we say that the moon is _____.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 1?

• new moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• full moon

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What moon phase is this?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 5?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• third quarter

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What moon phase is this?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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What phase of the moon would be visible when the moon is at position 3?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• third quarter

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