Moon Phases Test

What do we call the part of the Moon we can see at night?

• Moon/Lunar Phase

• Solar Eclipse

• Meteor Shower

• Sunspot

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for 'When the lit-up part of the Moon we see from Earth is getting bigger.'?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Eclipse

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the moon phase term to its correct definition:

• Moon phase when the Moon looks like a sliver.

• New Moon

• Moon phase when the Moon looks completely dark, no light is being reflected to Earth.

• Waning

• When the lit-up part of the Moon we see from Earth is getting smaller.

• Crescent Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the different phases of the Moon as it orbits Earth?

• The orbit of the moon and amount of sunlight reflected to Earth

• The rotation of the Moon

• The distance between the Moon and Earth

• The temperature of the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The phase of the Moon when it is completely lit is called the _________.

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Half Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Full Moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, and its entire face is illuminated.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When does the New Moon phase occur?

• When the Moon is completely illuminated

• When the Moon is closest to the Earth

• When the Moon is between Earth and the Sun

• When the moon is closets to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During the New Moon phase, where is the Moon positioned?

• A) Between Earth and the Sun

• B) On the opposite side of Earth from the Sun

• C) Above the North Pole

• D) Next to the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The Waxing Crescent phase happens after the _________

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The Waxing Gibbous phase occurs before the _________

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1