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WorksheetsMoon Phases
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day.
We can see the moon during the day.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Name the moon phase
a)
full moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
3.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
4.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
5.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
6.
Which phases do we observe (see) first?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
7.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
8.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
9.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
10.
How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?
a)
12 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
27.3 days
d)
365 days
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
12.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
13.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
15.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
16.
What phase is this?
a)
First Quarter Moon
b)
Third Quarter Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous Moon
d)
Waning Gibbous Moon
17.
What Moon phases are visible during a Neap Tide?
a)
Full and New Moon
b)
Waxing and Waning Crescent
c)
First and Last quarter
d)
Waxing an Waning Gibbous
18.
The word "waxing" can replace the first word of which phrase?
a)
Cooling temperatures
b)
Dwindling salaries
c)
Increasing support
d)
Running out of time
19.
Piloting a ship by moonlight is most difficult during which phase?
a)
First quarter moon
b)
Full moon
c)
Third quarter moon
d)
New moon
20.
How does the length of a lunar month compare to the average length of a month in a standard 365-day calendar?
a)
. About one day longer
b)
About one day shorter
c)
About three days shorter
d)
The same
21.
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.
22.
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
23.
Name the moon phase.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waxing Crescent
24.
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
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