WorksheetsMoon Phases
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
What causes this phase of the moon?
a)
The moon is orbiting around the sun
b)
The sun is rotating around Earth
c)
Earth is between the sun and moon
d)
The moon is between Earth and the sun
2.
What phase is next?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
3.
What phase of the moon is pictured?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
first quarter moon
d)
waxing crescent
4.
What phase of the moon is shown?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbeous
c)
waxing gibbeous
d)
waxing crescent
5.
What phase of the moon is next?
a)
waning gibbous
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing crescent
d)
last quarter
6.
What phase of the moon is shown in position 3?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
7.
What phase of the moon would be next?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning crescent
8.
Put the phases in correct order.
a)
w, x, y, z
b)
w, x, z, y
c)
w, z, x, y
d)
w, y, z, x
9.
What phase is the moon in position 1?
a)
third quarter
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
10.
What phase of the moon was before the one pictured?
a)
1st quarter
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
new moon
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
17.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
19.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
20.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
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