Moon Phases #1

Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases
• eclipses
• stages
• cycle

What causes the phase of the moon you see?

• Where you are standing on Earth

• how much of the sunlit side of the moon is facing the Earth

• The tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 7 days

• 28 days

If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 

• April 29th
• July 4th
• May 4th
• September 12th

Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

Define Full Moon

• None of moon is visible
• Half moon phase is visible
• Complete moon face is visible
• Less Than half of moon is visible

Define New Moon

• None of moon is visible from Earth
• All of moon visible from Earth
• Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
• Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth