Moon Facts

How many phases of the moon are there?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

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About how long does the moon take to revolve around the Earth?

• a day

• a week

• a month

• a year

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Which of the following bodies in space work together to show the phases of the moon?

• sun

• moon

• Earth

• all of the above

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Which phase of the moon is it when the moon is lit up on the right side and looks like a toenail or croissant shape?

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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True or False. The moon produces its own light.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What is the 1st Lunar Phase?

• full moon

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• new moon

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What is the Last Lunar Phase?

• new moon

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

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When EXACTLY HALF the left side of the moon is lit is called _____.

• first quarter moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter moon

• waxing gibbous

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TRUE OR FALSE. Waxing means "growing or large".

• TRUE

• FALSE

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How was the moon formed?

• A collision between young Earth and another object in space the size of Mars brought debris together, forming the moon

• Clusters of stars were brought together by gravity, forming the moon

• The moon was just always there in space

• The moon was a broken chunk off another unknown planet in space

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