Moon Phases Drag and Drop

Two friends want to go for a night hike when there is a full moon in July. If there is a third-quarter moon on July 2, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• July 9

• July 16

• July 23

• July 30

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011. Based on these data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and January 7?

• Waxing crescent moon

• Waning crescent moon

• Full moon

• New moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Spring tides are most likely to occur during the (a)   phase of the Moon.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Both A and C

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112.26.b.9.B

The diagram to the left shows the relative positions of the Earth and Moon. What phase of the moon would be visible from Earth when the Earth and Moon are in these positions?

• Full moon

• Last quarter moon

• New moon

• First quarter moon

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8.7B

What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The diagram shows four phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth. A Student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from position---

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student shows a model of Earth and the moon to a class. Which picture shows how the moon appears from Earth when it is in the position shown in this model?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through ______.

• A. Revolutions

• B. Rotations

• C. Phases

• D. Eclipses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the first phase of the moon?

• Full Moon

• Creation

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How Many Phases Of The Moon Exist?

• A. 4

• B. 6

• C. 12

• D. 8

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1