WorksheetsMoon Phases
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the phase of the moon based on the picture.
a)
crescent waxing
b)
crescent waning
c)
new
d)
gibbous waning
2.
Name the phases of Moon based on the picture.
a)
gibbous waxing
b)
gibbous waning
c)
crescent waning
3.
The name of the moon phase seen from Earth when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in the position shown in the picture is:
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
crescent moon
4.
Name the picture
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
5.
Name the picture
a)
high tide
b)
Low tide
6.
Which give the correct order of the moon's phases?
a)
new->first quarter->full->third quarter
b)
full->first quarter->new->third quarter
7.
The moon rotates on its axis every how many days?
a)
29.5 days
b)
32 days
c)
27.3 days
d)
21 days
8.
One cycle of the moon phases take how many days?
a)
24.7 hours
b)
29.5 days
c)
25.6 days
d)
36 hours
9.
Which phase of the moon occurs at the same time a solar eclipse occurs?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
10.
Which type of eclipse is shown below?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
11.
Which type of eclipse is shown above?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
12.
Name the phase of the Moon based on the picture.
a)
gibbous waning
b)
gibbous waxing
c)
crescent waxing
d)
crescent waning
13.
Name the phase of the Moon based on the picture.
a)
new moon
b)
half-moon waning
c)
crescent waxing
d)
gibbous waxing
14.
Name the phase of the moon based on the picture
a)
new moon
b)
crescent waxing
c)
crescent waning
d)
gibbous waxing
15.
Name the phase of the moon based on the picture.
a)
new moon
b)
crescent waxing
c)
gibbous waning
d)
half-moon waxing
16.
When the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
17.
When the moon temporarily blocks the sunlight reaching Earth. The Moon is
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
18.
When the amount of the Moon’s lighted side that can be seen decreases
a)
axis
b)
waxing
c)
waning
19.
When the amount of the Moon’s lighted surface seen on Earth increases
a)
axis
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
lunar eclipse
20.
The imaginary line around which a planet such as Earth spins
a)
axis
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
solar eclipse
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