Lunar Phases Lesson

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Sunlight

• Mirrors

• Flashlights

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Which moon phases are "gibbous"?

• 1 and 5

• 2 and 8

• 4 and 6

• 3 and 7

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The cycle of the moon lasts about ___________.

• 15 days

• 7 days

• 27-28 days

• 30-31 days

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What phase of the moon would be visible when the moon is at position 1? 

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• third quarter

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Define Full Moon

• None of moon is visible

• Half moon phase is visible

• Complete moon face is visible

• Less Than half of moon is visible

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Define New Moon

• None of moon is visible from Earth

• All of moon visible from Earth

• Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth

• Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last (3rd) Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _________.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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