Moon Position Around Earth

Below are four phases of the lunar cycle, but they are NOT in the correct order.

Which sequence BEST shows the correct order of one lunar cycle starting with a waxing crescent?

• 1, 4, 3, 2

• 4, 3, 1, 2

• 3, 4, 2, 1

• 3, 2, 1, 4

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The diagram shows the Moon in various positions around Earth. At which position would the Moon appear to be full to people in the United States?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Students looked at a calendar for February 2007. They saw that the full moon occurred on February 2nd of that year. Based on the cycle of moon phases, what date would the students predict that the next full moon occurred in 2007?

• February 16

• February 22

• March 3

• March 10

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At night, the Moon is the brightest object in the sky. Where does the Moon’s light come from?

• The moon reflects light from Earth

• The moon reflects light from the sun

• The moon makes light beneath its surface

• the moon has rocks on its surface that glow

The picture shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon on one night.

What moon phase did people on Earth see on this night?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• third quarter

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Which of the following explains why the Moon appears to change shape from day to day?

• The position of the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth in our Solar System cause the Moon to appear to change shape

• The Sun gets brighter as the month draws to an end causing the Moon to receive more sunlight.

• The Sun gets dimmer as the month draws to an end resulting in the Moon receiving less sunlight.

• The Moon revolves around Earth causing more or less of the brightened side of the Moon to be visible from Earth’s surface.

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Phase A is called the ________________ moon.

• Full

• Gibbous

• New

• Crescent

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Phase D is called the ________________ moon.

• Full

• Waxing Gibbous

• New

• Waxing Crescent

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The phases of the moon are caused by the

• tilt of the Earth

• tilt of the moon

• revolution of Earth around the sun

• revolution of the moon around Earth

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