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Moon phases

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What moon phase comes before a Full Moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
2.
Which Moon phase comes before a Waxing Gibbous?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
First Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
3.
Which moon phase comes after a Last Quarter?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
4.
Which phase falls between a New moon and First Quarter? 
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
5.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
6.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
7.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
8.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
a)
because the phases change
b)
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
c)
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
d)
The moon changes positions�
9.

Define Waxing

a)

Lighted part of the moon appears to be growing

b)

Completely illuminated

c)

dark side is facing earth

d)

Lighted part of the moon appears to be�shrinking

10.

Which is the BEST definition of Gibbous?

a)

Less than half of moon visible

b)

More than half of moon visible

c)

All of moon visible

d)

None of moon visible

11.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
12.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
13.

The moon can be seen from Earth because it reflects the sun's light

a)

Of course

b)

No way

14.

When the moon is waxing,the part that is lit by the sun is getting larger on the right side

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.
When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?
a)
waxing or waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
new moon phase
d)
waxing or waning gibbous phase
16.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
17.

Define Waning

a)

Moon appears to be gradually increasing in size

b)

Moon is completely illuminated

c)

Moon appears to be gradually decreasing in size

d)

More than half illuminated

18.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
20.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waning gibbous
21.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
22.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

e)

Full moon

23.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
24.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
25.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
26.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
27.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
28.
In the waning phase, the moon gets smaller
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Which phase is the last phase of the moon?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
30.

Why do we see the phases of the Moon?

a)

The moon orbits the Earth

b)

The Sun shines on different parts of the moon during its orbit

c)

The Sun shines on different parts of the Earth during its orbit

d)

The Earth sometimes blocks sunlight from hitting the moon

31.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
32.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
33.
What kind of moon is this..
Two weeks have passed since the new moon. We see the entire face of the moon shining. 
a)
Full Moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
3rd quarter moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
34.
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
35.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
36.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
37.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month

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