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8.2 Moon Phases Practice Test

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8.2 Moon Phases Practice Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What causes the moon to shine?

light emitted from the moon
light from the sun reflected off of Earth
light from the sun reflected off of the moon
light from distant stars reflected off the moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

Which statement about the moon is correct?

The moon orbits the sun.
The moon orbits Earth.
The moon does not have an orbit.
The moon's orbit is impossible to predict.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

How does the moon appear during a new moon?

it is full
half of it is visible
none of it is visible
one-quarter of it is visible

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

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A student makes a model of the moon’s phases. The picture shows what the student’s model for a waxing crescent moon looks like. The teacher says that this is not correct. How should the student change the model to make it a waxing crescent moon?

Draw the thin black part on the left not the right.
Draw it so that the left half is white and the right half is black.
Draw the white part on the left thin and the black part on the right large.
Draw the large part on the left black and the thin part on the right white.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

A camper sees a full moon one night. A week later, the camper can only see half of the moon's surface. Why does the moon look different?

It is a different time of the night.
The camper is in a different location.
The moon is a different location in its orbit of Earth.
The position of the sun has changed, so the moon cannot reflect its light.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

Ashanti lists the moon’s phases in order: new moon → waxing crescent → first quarter → waxing gibbous → full moon → waning crescent → last quarter → waning gibbous → new moon She made an error. How can she fix it?

add in the half moon
start with the full moon
switch waxing crescent and waxing gibbous
switch waning crescent and waning gibbous

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

How many phases does the moon go through?

4
6
8
10

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