Moon Phases Review

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the full moon phase.

• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

• This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

• This is the first quarter moon phase.

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Mrs. Hankins sees a waxing crescent moon in the night sky. Which phase will she see in about 3 days?

• A full moon

• A waning crescent moon

• A waxing gibbous moon

• A first quarter moon

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If a full moon occurs on February 15, approximately when would you expect to see another full moon?

• February 20

• February 28

• March 15

• March 30

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When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, we see a

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• third quarter moon

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A student observes a first quarter moon on January 12. When would that student most likely see a full moon?

• January 13

• January 15

• January 19

• January 25

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When the earth is in between the sun and the moon, an person on the Earth would see a ____________.

• full moon

• new moon

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

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During a first quarter moon

• The left side of the moon appears to be bright and the right side is dark

• The right side of the moon appears to be bright and the left side is dark

• The entire moon appears to be dark

• The entire moon appears to be bright

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What causes the moon's phases to change as we view them from Earth?

• As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different amounts of reflected sunlight.

• As Earth revolves around the moon, we see different amounts of reflected sunlight.

• As the moon's orbit speed increases and decreases, we see different amounts of reflected sunlight.

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Which term is used to describe when the moon is LESS than HALFWAY filled with LIGHT?

• Full

• Crescent

• Gibbous

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