Moon Phases

Name this moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name this moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

• Completely illuminated

• dark side is facing earth

• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible

• More than half of moon visible

• All of moon visible

• None of moon visible

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Half Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The different phases of the Moon are caused by:

• The days of the months

• The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth

• The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun

• The tides of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1