Moon Phases Quiz

Earth rotates on its own axis and the Moon orbits around it.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Never

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Which phase comes immediately after a full moon?

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning gibbous

• First quarter

• Third quarter

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Which of the following phases comes immediately after the new moon?

• Waxing gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Full moon

• Waning gibbous

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Which phase immediately follows the first quarter?

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

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In which of the following phases is the Moon hardest to see?

• Full moon

• New moon

• Last quarter

• New quarter

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When Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon the phase is...

• Full moon

• New moon

• Third quarter

• First quarter

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In which phase does the Moon look like a semicircle?

• New moon

• Last quarter

• Waning crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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Approximately how many days after a new moon do we experience a full moon?

• 15

• 30

• 10

• 20

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Which phase of the moon comes between waxing and waning gibbous?

• Full Moon

• Third quarter

• First quarter

• New Moon

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The Moon reflects light from the Sun.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Never

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