Quiz about Moon Phases

Question 1

What causes the moon's phases

Accepted Answer

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 2

Define Waxing

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Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

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Completely illuminated

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dark side is facing earth

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Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Question 3

How many phases does the moon go through?

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8

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4

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10

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16

Question 4

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

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waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 5

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

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month

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day

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year

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week

Question 6

The spinning of the earth on its axis that causes day and night is called

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rotation.

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orbit.

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axis.

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revolution.

Question 7

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

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24 hours

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28 days

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365 hours

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365 days

Question 8

Name the moon phase

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 9

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

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phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 10

What is the source of the moon's light?

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the sun

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Earth

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the moon

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Mars

Question 11

What causes the phases of the moon?

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the moon's movement around Earth

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Earth's movement around the sun

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Earth's movement around the moon

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the sun's movement around the moon

Question 12

The moon phase cycle repeats about every

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29 days

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365 days

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20 days

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15 days

Question 13

Name the moon phase

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waning crescent

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first quarter

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 14

Name the moon phase

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 15

Name the moon phase

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Last Quarter or (third quarter)

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Waning Crescent

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 16

Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?

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New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent

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Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter

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waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous

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New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent

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