Phases of the Moon Quiz

David, Benjamin, and Harper are learning about lunar phases in their science class. Their teacher asked, 'When you look up at the sky and see the moon is completely dark, what phase is it in?'

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Avery, Aria, and Maya were observing the night sky for their astronomy project. They noticed a phase of the moon where only a small sliver was visible. What is this phase called?

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• New moon

• Half moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase of the moon occurs when half of the moon is visible and the right half is light?

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rohan, Jackson, and Charlotte are stargazing. They notice that more than half, but not all, of the moon is visible, and the light is on the right. What phase of the moon are they observing?

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Anika, Nora, and Priya are having a sleepover and decide to do some stargazing. They notice the moon is particularly bright and the entire moon is visible. What phase of the moon are they observing?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Half Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Luna, Charlotte, and Avery are observing the moon for their science project. During which phase of the moon does Luna notice that the moon appears to be getting bigger?

• New moon phase

• Waxing phase

• Waning phase

• Full moon phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Grace, Hannah, and Mia are observing the moon for their science project. During which phase of the moon does it appear to them that the moon is getting smaller?

• New moon

• Waxing phase

• Waning phase

• Full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Nora, Scarlett, and Charlotte are learning about the phases of the moon in their science class. Their teacher asked, 'After the first quarter phase and before the full moon phase, which phase does the moon enter?'

• Waxing gibbous

• Full moon

• New moon

• Waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Emma, Zoe, and Lily were observing the night sky for their astronomy project. They noticed that the moon's phase was changing. If the moon was full yesterday, what phase would they likely observe tonight, before it reaches the last quarter?

• Waning gibbous

• First quarter

• New moon

• Waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Abigail, Ava, and Henry were observing the moon for their school project. They noticed that the moon phase was changing. If the last phase they observed was the last quarter, what would be the next phase they would observe before the new moon?

• First quarter

• Full moon

• Waning crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1