Moon Phases

When the moon waxes, it ________.

• Goes from a new moon to a full moon
  

• Seems to get bigger in size

• Goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• There is no moon in the sky

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When is the sky seem very dark because there is no light from the moon.

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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What phase is the moon in the picture?

• Crescent Moon

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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What eclipse makes the moon appear dark?

• Lunar

• Gibbous

• Quarter

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How are we able to see the Moon?

• The Moon creates its own light.

• The Moon reflects light from the stars.

• The Moon reflects light from the Sun.

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

• 1 day

• about 1 week

• about 1 month

• 1 year

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What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?
(this is the tricky one)

• Invisible
• A Pizza Pie
• A Half
• A Thin Banana

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When the moon wanes, it ________.

• Goes from a new moon to a full moon

• Goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• Seems to get smaller in size
  

• Seems to get bigger in size

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What happens right after the full moon phase?

• The moon becomes new.
• The moon goes through its phases in the reverse order.
• The moon seems to disappear in the sky.
• The moon starts to wax.

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What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

• full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new
  
• new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full
• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
• full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new
  

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