Generation Genius Moon Phases

What do we call this phase of the moon?

• crescent moon

• quarter moon

• full moon

• gibbous moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the phases of the moon?

• the moon's orbit around Earth

• the moon's orbit around the sun

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is this phase of the moon called?

• quarter moon

• new moon

• half moon

• gibbous moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Where does the light that allows us to see the moon come from?

• Earth

• moon

• sun

• stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• First Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon would you see in the sky from Earth when the Moon is located between the Sun and Earth as shown in the diagram?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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 different phases of the Moon are caused by:

• The days of the months

• The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth

• The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun

• The tides of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1