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The Earth's Moon

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Why can we see the Moon?

a)

It reflects the Sun's light

b)

It goes through phases

c)

It produces it's own light

2.

What causes the Moon to revolve around Earth?

a)

Sun's gravity

b)

Earth's gravity

c)

The moon's lack of gravity

3.

What causes the Moon to change phases?

a)

It's small diameter.

b)

rotation of its axis

c)

It's movement around the Earth.

4.

The Moon’s phase is waning when it changes from

a)

First quarter to full moon.

b)

last quarter to new moon.

c)

first quarter to new moon

5.

Because the Moon's periods of rotation and revolution are the same, it

a)

rotates backwards

b)

never really moves

c)

keeps the same side always facing earth

6.

How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?

a)

27.3 days

b)

1 day

c)

30 days

d)

28 days

7.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Full moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First quarter

d)

Last/third Quarter

e)

Waxing crescent

8.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Waning crescent

b)

Waning gibbous

c)

waxing crescent

d)

Waxing gibbous

e)

last/third quarter

9.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing crescent

e)

first quarter

10.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Waning crescent

b)

waning gibbous

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waxing crescent

e)

first quarter

11.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full moon

c)

First quarter

d)

Last/Third quarter

12.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing crescent

d)

waning gibbous

13.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Full moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Last/third quarter

d)

First quarter

14.

What moon phase is in this picture?

a)

Third/last quarter

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

New moon