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.

The model shows positions and movements of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. What do the arrows around X show?

Earth's daily rotation on its axis

the Moon's monthly orbit around the Sun

the Moon's daily orbit around Earth

Earth's monthly rotation on its axis

What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full

full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new

full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new

Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets or stars?

The planets and stars are farther away

The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.

In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.

The moon's gravity makes it look bigger

Moon PHases

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Science

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2

Standards-aligned

Krysti Forsythe

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20 questions

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1.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

waxing gibbous

new moon

full moon

first quarter

waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

full moon

waxing crescent

Waning crescent

first quarter

new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waxing means...

getting larger

getting smaller

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waning means...

Getting bigger

Getting smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which moon phase is this?

new moon

full moon

third quarter

first quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which moon phase is this?

waxing crescent

waning crescent

waxing gibbous

waning gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

NEW MOON

FULL MOON

WAXING GIBBOUS

NONE OF THE ABOVE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Moon PHases

20 questions

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

Match the following

Waxing means...

Waning means...

Which moon phase is this?

Which moon phase is this?

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

The the bright side of the moon is growing on the right, (light on the right) it is a _______ moon.

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