Astronomy Quiz Part 2

The Moon’s shape seems to change because:

• It moves closer to Earth

• The Sun lights different parts of it

• It spins fast

• It grows bigger

A new moon looks:

• Fully bright

• Half bright

• Dark from Earth

• Red

A full moon looks:

• Completely dark

• Half visible

• Completely lit up

• Tiny

When the Moon appears to grow bigger it is:

• Waxing

• Waning

• Falling

• Orbiting

When the Moon appears to shrink it is:

• Waxing

• Waning

• Floating

• Spinning

A first quarter moon looks:

• Fully dark

• Fully bright

• Half lit on the right

• Half lit on the left

A third quarter moon looks:

• Half lit on the left

• Fully dark

• Fully lit

• Tiny

The Moon orbits Earth in about:

• 1 day

• 7 days

• 29-30 days

• 365 days

The Moon reflects:

• Its own light

• The Sun’s light

• Earth’s heat

• Stars

Moon phases follow:

• A pattern that repeats

• No pattern

• Random shapes

• Planet movements