WorksheetsPhases of the Moon
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
2.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
9.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
11.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
12.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
13.
Name this moon phase.
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
14.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
15.
True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Quarter
d)
Gibbous
17.
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Quarter
d)
Gibbous
18.
The moon cycle (lunar cycle) takes approximately _______________ to complete.
a)
14 days
b)
28 days/approximately one month
c)
58 days
d)
1 week
19.
There are ______ phases of the moon.
a)
12
b)
10
c)
8
d)
5
20.
?
a)
Orion
b)
Big Dipper
c)
Ursa Major
d)
Cassiopeia
21.
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.
22.
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
23.
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
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