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Moon Phases and Their Effects

Moon Phases and Their Effects

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explains the Moon's rotation and orbit, highlighting that it keeps the same side facing Earth. It covers the phases of the Moon, including New Moon, Full Moon, and intermediate phases like crescent and gibbous. The video also discusses the Moon's rising and setting times, which vary with each phase due to its orbit around Earth.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the Moon always show the same face to Earth?

Because it rotates faster than it orbits Earth

Because Earth's gravity locks it in place

Because it rotates at the same rate as it orbits Earth

Because it does not rotate at all

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the Moon's phase when it is not visible in the night sky?

Waning Crescent

First Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phase called when the Moon is increasing in illumination from New Moon to Full Moon?

Waning

Crescent

Gibbous

Waxing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which phase is the western edge of the Moon lit while most of the surface is dark?

Waning Crescent

Waning Gibbous

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phase called when the Moon is more than half illuminated but not yet full?

Waxing Crescent

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Gibbous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the rising and setting of the Sun?

The Moon's orbit around Earth

The Sun's movement around Earth

The Earth's rotation on its axis

The Earth's orbit around the Sun

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do different phases of the Moon have different rising and setting times?

Because the Sun's position changes daily

Because the Earth rotates faster than the Moon orbits

Because the Moon is revolving around the Earth

Because the Moon's orbit is elliptical

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