Moon Phases Hunt 4th Grade

The closest star to Earth is the _____ and without this star the Earth could not exist.

• Jupiter

• Moon

• Sun

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A ____ is a sphere of hot gasses that radiates light energy.

• Moon

• Star

• Planet

• Black Hole

The Sun and all the objects that orbit around it make up our ______ ______.

• Moon Phases

• Moon path

• orbit orbit

• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

As the Moon appears to get larger with light, it is referred to as _________.

• waxing

• Sun

• waning

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the lit side cannot be seen from Earth, it is called a _____ _____.

• full moon

• third quarter

• first quarter

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When some of the lit side of the Moon can be seen it is called a _______ _______ _______.

• waxing gibbous moon

• waxing crescent moon

• star gibbous moon

• waning gibbous moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Moon is a quarter of the way around Earth, it is called ______ ______ ______.

• third quarter moon

• waxing gibbous moon

• first quarter moon

• waning gibbous moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Moon is almost full it is called a ______ _______ _______.

• waxing gibbous moon

• waxing new moon

• waning new moon

• waning gibbous moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the entire lit side of the Moon can be seen it is called a ______ ______.

• waning moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As the Moon appears to get smaller with light, it is referred to as _______.

• gibbous

• waxing

• waning

• crescent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1