Lunar Phases Lesson

The phase of the Moon that comes right before the new moon is the ________

• full moon

• first quarter moon

• second quarter

• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase of the moon is shown in this picture of the sky at midnight?

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• third quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase of the moon is shown in this picture of the sky at midnight?

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• third quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which phase is just the western half of the Moon lit?

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• third quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Correctly label the Moon Phases on this diagram.

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

New Moon

First Quarter

Waning Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

Full Moon

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Third Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon is getting larger it is​ (a)  

• waxing

• waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram correctly shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to have a full moon visible on Earth?

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8.7b

Sally wants to design a model that will show how the Earth-Sun- Moon cause the Moon's phases. She has a lamp, a tennis ball, and a cotton ball. Sally decides to set the lit lamp on a table to represent the Sun

• She can place the tennis ball representing Earth, and the cotton ball, representing the Moon, on opposite sides of the lamp

• She can hold the tennis ball, representing the Moon, and the cotton ball, representing Earth, in the same hand and move them in a circle around the lamp

• She can hold the tennis ball, representing the Earth, in one hand within the lamp's light and hold the cotton ball, representing the Moon, in her other hand between the lamp and the tennis ball.

• She can hold the tennis ball, representing the Moon, in her right hand and the cotton ball, representing Earth, in her left hand within the lamp's light. Then she have someone else turn the lamp on and off repeatedly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During the ______ less of the Moon's near side is lit each night.

• waxing phase

• waning phase

• whining phase

• 2nd phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the phase of the Moon when it is completely illuminated as seen from Earth?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1