Moon Phases Study Guide

What is the terminator (on the moon)?

• A robot that kills humans

• The line between light and dark on the moon

• The middle of the moon

• The path the moon takes around the Earth

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Click on the terminator in this picture

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The moon's light comes from the ​ (a)   .

• sun
• moon itself
• stars
• Earth

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How does light move in our solar system?

• In straight lines from the sun

• In curved lines coming from the sun

• In straight lines coming from the moon

• In curved lines coming from the moon

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What moon phase would you see in the sky if this was the position of the moon?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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What moon phase would you see in the sky if this was the position of the moon?

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• Full moon

• First Quarter

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What moon phase would you see?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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What moon phase would you see in the sky if this was the position of the moon?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Cresent

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Third Quarter

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What is the word for when the moon looks like it is getting smaller in the sky?

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