Moon Phases

In the picture, what phase of the Moon is shown?

• waxing gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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In our Sun-Earth-Moon model, what represented the Sun?

• the light source

• myself

• the Styrofoam ball

• the pencil

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Why does the Moon look different at different times of the Month?

• The Moon lights up in different parts at different times of the month

• As the Moon orbits around Earth, we see different views of the Moon's sunlit side.

• Clouds block part of the Moon from our view.

• As the Moon orbits Earth, Earth's shadow covers the Moon.

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Which of the following has the Moon phases in the correct order?

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• None of them

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Why is using a model useful when studying phases of the moon?

• The moon revolves around the Earth too slow to observe all of the phases at once.

• The positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon are too difficult to directly observe.

• The distances between the Sun, Earth, and Moon are too difficult to directly observe.

• All answers are correct

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Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

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

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How many Luna (Moon) phases are there?

• 8

• 12

• 4

• 6

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The primary phases of the Moon

• new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter

• waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning crescent, and waning gibbous.

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The Luna cycle repeats once every 29.5 Earth days.

• True

• False

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