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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of moon phase is shown below?
a)
3rd Quarter
b)
1st Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
2.
What moon phase is nearest the sun?
a)
Full Moon
b)
1st Quarter
c)
3rd Quarter
d)
New Moon
3.
How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?
a)
1 Week
b)
3 Weeks
c)
4 Weeks
d)
2 Weeks
4.
What moon phase is pictured?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
5.
If there was a New Moon on December 30, approximately when would we have our next New Moon?
a)
January 14
b)
January 6
c)
January 30
d)
February 30
6.
What moon phase is farthest from the sun?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
First Quarter
7.
When the light is on the right the moon is in this phase
a)
Living
b)
Dying
c)
Waxing
d)
Waning
8.
What moon phase is shown?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Cresent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
9.
How many days does it take to go from a New Moon to a Full Moon?
a)
7 days
b)
14 days
c)
21 days
d)
28 days
10.
How many days does it take to go from a First Quarter to a New Moon?
a)
1 Week
b)
2 Weeks
c)
3 Weeks
d)
4 Weeks
11.
What type of moon phase is shown?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
12.
The moons orbit around the earth is also known as
a)
a rotation
b)
a revolution
c)
path
d)
a rotation and revolution
13.
How many days does it take from the waxing crescent phase to the waxing gibbous stage?
a)
3.5 days
b)
7 days
c)
14 days
d)
21 days
14.
Which way does the moon revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
some times it changes direction
d)
it doesn't revolve
15.
When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Third Quarter
16.
When the earth is in between the moon and the sun the moon phase is
a)
a New Moon
b)
a Full Moon
c)
the Last Quarter
d)
a cloudy night
17.
During the crescent moon phases what percentage of visible light can we see from earth?
a)
100
b)
75
c)
50
d)
25
18.
During the gibbous phases of the moon what percentage of light do we see?
a)
100
b)
75
c)
50
d)
25
19.
What moon phase creates the highest tides?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Neither
d)
Both New and Full Moon
20.
How often does the tide change?
a)
Every 24 hours
b)
Every 6 hours
c)
Every 4 hours
d)
Every 2 hours
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