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WorksheetsPhases of the Moon
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 44mins
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Class
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1.
The phases of the moon, IN ORDER, are:
a)
new moon-->waxing gibbous-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->full moon-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter-->waning gibbous
b)
new moon-->waning crescent-->1st quarter-->waning gibbous-->full moon-->waxing gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waxing crescent
c)
new moon-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter
d)
new moon-->waxing crescent-->first quarter-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waning crescent
2.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
3.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
4.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
5.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
6.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter/last quarter
7.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
full moon
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
waxing crescent
d)
new moon
8.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd/last quarter
9.
Name the phase of the moon that comes one week BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd/last quarter
10.
Name the phase of the moon that comes one week BEFORE this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
full moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
11.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
12.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
13.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
14.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
16.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
17.
Name this moon phase.
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
18.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
19.
During which phase of the moon can we sometimes have a solar eclipse?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
last quarter
20.
During which phase of the moon do we sometimes have a lunar eclipse?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
21.
Mrs. Warnke plans on running a FULL MOON 5k run at Oak Openings Metropark. She looks outside on a Friday night and sees a 1st quarter moon. When will the 5k run be held?
a)
It will be held on Sunday, because ti takes 3.5 days for the moon phases to change.
b)
It will be held next Friday because it takes 7 days for each moon phase to change.
c)
It will be held next Wednesday because it takes 3.5 days for the moon phases to change.
d)
It will be held next Friday because it takes 3.5 days for moon phases to change and a full moon is two moon phases away from a 1st quarter moon.
22.
What are these two moon phases, and what would each one look like from our perspective on Earth?
a)
x=last quarter moon-looks like a backwards D, Z=new moon - no moon seen.
b)
x=1st quarter moon-looks like a D, z=new moon - no moon seen
c)
x=last quarter moon-looks like a D, z=new moon- no moon seen
d)
x=last quarter moon looks like a backwards D, z=full moon - looks like O (fully lit on one side.
23.
If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
solar eclipse
24.
If the sun, moon, and Earth are lined up, what does this diagram represent?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
solar eclipse
25.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
26.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
27.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
28.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
29.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
30.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
31.
What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?
a)
The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
b)
The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
c)
The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
d)
The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.
32.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
33.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
34.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
35.
The phases of the moon, IN ORDER, are:
a)
new moon-->waxing gibbous-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->full moon-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter-->waning gibbous
b)
new moon-->waning crescent-->1st quarter-->waning gibbous-->full moon-->waxing gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waxing crescent
c)
new moon-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter
d)
new moon-->waxing crescent-->first quarter-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waning crescent
36.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
37.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
38.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
39.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
40.
Name this moon phase.
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
41.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
42.
What are these two moon phases, and what would each one look like from our perspective on Earth?
a)
x=last quarter moon-looks like a backwards D, Z=new moon - no moon seen.
b)
x=1st quarter moon-looks like a D, z=new moon - no moon seen
c)
x=last quarter moon-looks like a D, z=new moon- no moon seen
d)
x=last quarter moon looks like a backwards D, z=full moon - looks like O (fully lit on one side.
43.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
44.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes partly into the umbra of Earth's shadow
a)
False
b)
True
45.
What is a solar eclipse?
a)
Mercury flies out of orbit and hits earth
b)
Venus passes between the earth and the moon
c)
moon passes between the earth and sun
d)
earth passes between the sun and moon
46.
What occurs at a full moon when the earth is directly between the moon and the sun?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
47.
How much of the moon is almost always in the sunlight?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
1st Quarter
c)
Half
d)
Full moon
48.
During the new moon phase, the side of the moon facing Earth is not lit
a)
True
b)
False
49.
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called what?
a)
Eclipses
b)
Phases
c)
Umbras
d)
Penumbras
50.
The changing relative positions of the moon, Mars, and sun cause the phases of the moon
a)
False
b)
True
51.
As the moon orbits Earth, the relative positions of the moon, Earth, and sun change
a)
True
b)
False
52.
How many different types of eclipses are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
3
53.
The moon rotates on its axis
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What causes the moon's phases?
a)
The light that comes from the earth
b)
The light from passing meteorites
c)
The light from a person holding a flashlight towards the moon
d)
The light that comes from the sun
55.
Whats the shape of the moon?
a)
banana
b)
circle
c)
sphere
d)
minion
56.
What's the darkest part f the moon's shadow?
a)
penumbra
b)
eclipse
c)
umbra
d)
phase
57.
What's the darkest part f the moon's shadow?
a)
penumbra
b)
eclipse
c)
umbra
d)
phase
58.
The largest part of the moon's shadow is called the what?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
c)
phase
d)
solar eclipse
59.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes partly into the umbra of Earth's shadow
a)
False
b)
True
60.
We see 1/2 of the moon illuminated. What is the phase and visibility?
a)
Full moon , 100%
b)
Full moon, 0%
c)
New moon, 100%
d)
New moon, 0%
61.
We see 1/8 of the moon illuminated, the light is reflected and decreasing on the left side. Name the phase and visibility:
a)
Waning Gibbous, 75%
b)
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
c)
Waning crescent, 25%
d)
Waxing crescent, 25%
62.
We see almost 1/2 of the moon illuminated, reflected and decreasing on the left side. Name the phase and visibility.
a)
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
b)
Waxing Gibbous, 25%
c)
Waning Gibbous, 25%
d)
Waning Gibbous, 75%
63.
Which moon phase is visible at position 4?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
64.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
65.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
66.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
67.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
68.
How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?
a)
12 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
27.3 days
d)
365 days
69.
Where is the new moon ALWAYS located in a diagram of the moon phases?
a)
closest to the full moon
b)
closest to the 1st quarter moon
c)
closest to the sun
d)
closest to the waning gibbous
70.
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience seasons.
a)
north pole
b)
south pole
c)
equator
71.
The type of tide that occurs during the full or new moon is called___. It shows the greatest difference in the low and high tide.
a)
spring tide
b)
summer tide
c)
neap tide
d)
fall tide
72.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
73.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
74.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
75.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
high tides
b)
really high tides
c)
low tides
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