The Moon Grade 8 Q & T

Moon Phase where entire disk of the moon is illuminated; moon is on the side farthest from the sun is called?

• New

• Waning

• Waxing

• Full

Moon Phase - when the moon is between the Sun and Earth and none of the illuminated portion is seen from Earth.

• New

• Full

• Crescent

• Gibbous

Moon Phase - shape or phase of the moon that is less than a quarter moon (less than half) is called?

• Quarter

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• Waxing

Moon Phase - half of the moon appears illuminated is called?

• New

• Waning

• Quarter

• Full

Moon Phase - that is greater than a quarter, but not full is called?

• Crescent

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

Moon Phases - the moon appears to be getting bigger (light on right) is called?

• New

• Full

• Waxing

• Waning

Moon Phase - the moon appears to be getting smaller (light on left) is called?

• Full

• New

• Waxing

• Waning

What Moon Phase?

• first quarter

• full moon

• new moon

• third quarter

What moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

The moon rotates on its axis at the same rate as it revolves around the Earth?

• True

• False