Moon Vocabulary

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Define Quarter Moon

• None of moon visible

• Less than Half the moon is visible

• More than half of moon is visible

• Half of the moon is visible

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

Answer explanation

The New Moon phase occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, making it not visible from Earth.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

4.9B

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

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

Answer explanation

The phase of the Moon when it is completely illuminated as seen from Earth is the Full Moon, making it the correct choice.

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

4.9B

What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the moon is fully illuminated it is said to be a____________ moon.

• New

• Full

• Crescent

• Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:

• Waxing

• Shrinking

• Waning

• Not moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon is between the sun and the earth, we basically do not see it. What is this phase called?

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1