Moon phases

Why does the moon look lit?

• The moon shines on its own

• glowing rocks

• burning gas

• It reflects light from the sun

Why does the Moon have different phases?

• It moves around the Earth.

• It moves around the Sun.

• It moves around other planets.

• It disappears behind other planets.

What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?
(this is the tricky one)

• Invisible
• A Pizza Pie
• A Half
• A Thin Banana

What causes this phase of the moon?

• The moon is orbiting around the sun
• The sun is rotating around Earth
• Earth is between the sun and moon
• The moon is between Earth and the sun

When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, it is most likely a...

• half Moon

• quarter moon

• new moon

• full moon

About how long does it take the Moon to complete its cycle around the Earth?

• 1 year

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 day

During the New Moon phase, the Moon leaves the sky for a while.

• True

• False

When the moon looks like a half-circle in the sky, it is called the... (2 correct answers)

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• First Quarter

• Waning Crescent

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

• waning

• waxing

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

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing