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Moon Phases

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 1? 
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
third quarter 
d)
full moon
2.
What moon phase is this? 
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning gibbous
3.
What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 5? 
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
4.
What moon phase is this? 
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning gibbous
5.
What phase of the moon would be visible when the moon is at position 3? 
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
6.
What moon phase is this? 
a)
new moon 
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
7.
What moon phase is this? 
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
8.
What moon phase is this? 
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
9.
What does "waxing" mean?
a)
growing
b)
shrinking
c)
lighted
d)
dark
10.
What does "waning" mean? 
a)
growing
b)
shrinking
c)
lighted
d)
dark
11.
What side of the moon is the light on when the moon is waning? 
a)
left
b)
right
c)
front
d)
back
12.
What side of the moon is the light on when the moon is waxing? 
a)
left
b)
right
c)
front 
d)
back
13.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
14.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
15.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
16.
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
17.
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
18.

How long is a Moon day? (one rotation)

a)

About 30 days

b)

About 15 nights long

c)

About 15 days long

d)

About 24 hours

19.

The moon is a natural satellite to the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Moon does not actually glow, just as the Sun shines on the Earth to give "daylight" the Sun shines on the moon and light it up.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Like the Earth, the Moon is always fully lit up by the sunlght.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

There is no atmosphere on the Moon, with no atmosphere there is no air, wind, weather, sound or blue skies.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Earth's blue daytime sky is the atmosphere lit up, so the Moons sky is always dark, day or night.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

If you weigh 100lbs on Earth you weigh 16.6 lbs on the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
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
26.
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.
27.
Which of these statements about the Moon's atmosphere are TRUE?
a)
Moon has a thin atmosphere with few clouds
b)
Moon has a thin atmosphere but no clouds
c)
Moon has almost no atmosphere
28.

Today the moon has the greatest effect on Earth's

a)

year

b)

seasons

c)

ocean tides

d)

daylight hours

29.

Long trails of ejecta coming from craters

a)

Ray

b)

Regolith

c)

Perigee

d)

Apogee

30.

Loose, ground-up rock on the moon’s surface

a)

Rille

b)

Umbra

c)

Regolith

d)

Mare

31.

What is the "lunar month" that spans from Full Moon phase to the next Full Moon phase called?

a)

A Synodic Month

b)

A Diurnal Month

c)

A Sidereal Month

d)

An Equinox

32.

A "sidereal month" is a period of how many days?

a)

30 days

b)

27.3 days

c)

31.5 days

d)

29.5 days