During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

physically changing size and shape.

moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.

The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.

The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.

The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

dark, light, half, quarter, blue

first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent

Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter

waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous

New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent

Why does the Moon have phases?

The moon reflects light from the sun. Sometimes there is a shadow on the moon and we only see part of it.

Only part of the moon is turned on and shining at a time.

The Earth is blocking the moon when we don't see it.

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What Moon Phase is this?

Cresent Moon

New Moon

Last Moon

Dark

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What moon phase is this?

nail

tiny

banana

cresent

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What moon phase is this?

Full

White

Ball

Gibbous

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What do you call a half moon?

cut

half lit

quarter

almost

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What means getting bigger?

Waxing

Waning

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What means getting smaller?

Waxing

Waning

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When the moon is Full, what % is it showing?

40%

100%

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Moon Phase Test

What Moon Phase is this?

What moon phase is this?

What moon phase is this?

What do you call a half moon?

What means getting bigger?

What means getting smaller?

When the moon is Full, what % is it showing?

What does our moon travel around?

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

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