Science Test

Look at the picture. The Earth will receive the greatest amount of reflected sunlight when the moon is located at
position...

•  1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Look at these pictures. Which of these lunar phases can be seen from Earth when the moon is located between positions 4 and 1?

• a
• b
• c
• d

What causes the Earth to have day and night?

• revolution of the sun
• revolution of Earth
• rotation of the Earth
• the moon

About how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 11
• 20
• 7
• 29

During the waning moon phases you see....

• a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon
• an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon
• the lighted side stays the same
• the same amount of the lighted side of the moon

Which sentence explains why the Moon can be seen at night from Earth?

• the moon reflects light from the sun
• the moon burns gases that give off light
• the moon reflects light from the lights on Earth

Using the calendar to determine which moon phase would occur on October 10.

• First quarter
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Cresent
• Last Quarter

Look at the picture of the Earth, moon and sun. What moon phase would be at position A? What would you see from Earth?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waning Moon
• Waxing Gibbous

Look at the picture of the Earth, moon and sun. What moon phase would be at position C? What would you see from Earth?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waning Moon
• Waxing Gibbous

Analyze the sequence of events in the lunar cycle between position A and B. Is the moon WAXING or WANING during this period?

• waxing
• waning