WorksheetsPhases of the Moon
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many phases of the moon are there?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
2.
What are the positions or order of the Earth, Moon and Sun when there is a full moon?
a)
Sun, Moon, Earth
b)
Sun, Earth, Moon
c)
Moon, Earth, Sun
d)
Moon, Sun, Earth
3.
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
4.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter moon
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
5.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
firt quarter moon
c)
third quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
6.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
7.
Name this moon phase.
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
8.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
9.
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
10.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
11.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
12.
How much of the moon is almost always in the sunlight?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
first quarter
c)
half
d)
full moon
13.
What is the name of this phase?
a)
First quarter
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
14.
What causes the Earth's seasons?
a)
The tilt of the Earth's axis
b)
The rotation of the Earth around it's axis
c)
The ocean's tides
d)
The prevailing winds
15.
The Earth rotates around it's axis every...
a)
12 hours
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
366 days
16.
Rotation means to...
a)
Dance
b)
Go around something
c)
Spin
d)
Stop
17.
The path that the Earth takes around the Sun is called...
a)
An orbit
b)
A walk
c)
A rotation
d)
A path
18.
What causes the Earth to have day and night?
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Moon Phases
d)
The ocean
19.
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
20.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
22.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
23.
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
24.
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
25.
What moon phase is farthest from the sun?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
First Quarter
26.
What moon phase is nearest the sun?
a)
Full Moon
b)
1st Quarter
c)
3rd Quarter
d)
New Moon
27.
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.
28.
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
29.
What side of the moon is the light on when the moon is waning?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
front
d)
back
30.
What side of the moon is the light on when the moon is waxing?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
front
d)
back
31.
When the moon is getting larger during the moon phases it is ......
a)
crescent
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing
d)
waning
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