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Lunar phases :)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the moon orbit

a)

The sun

b)

The Earth

c)

Stars

d)

A melon

2.

What is the name of this moon phase?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waning Gibbous

3.
What is the name of this moon phase?
a)
The Solar Eclipse
b)
New Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
The Lunar Eclipse
4.

What causes Lunar phases?

a)

Moons rotation

b)

Reflection of the sun and its revoution:

c)

The sun spinning

5.
How long does it take the moon to make one complete orbit around the Earth?
a)
One month
b)
One year
c)
About 28 days
d)
About 14 days
6.
What does "Waning" mean?
a)
Appears like the moon is getting larger
b)
Appears like the moon is getting smaller
7.

Does the moon spin on a axis?

a)

yes sir

b)

no ma'am

8.

How many different lunar phases are there?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

16

9.

Whats the moons first phase?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

1st quarter

c)

waning cresent

d)

new moon

10.
How long does it take the moon to make one complete orbit around the Earth?
a)
One month
b)
One year
c)
About 28 days
d)
About 14 days
11.

What can you see during a new moon.

a)

nothing

b)

a waning gibbous

c)

A full moon

12.

What is the name of this moon phase?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Black Moon

d)

This is not a moon

13.

How long does it take to go through all the phases?

a)

about 3 days

b)

Almost a month

c)

A year

d)

A week

14.
What is the name of this moon phase?
a)
Left Half Moon
b)
3rd Quarter Moon
c)
Right Half Moon
d)
1st Quarter Moon
15.

In order to see the phases of the moon what space objects play a role?

a)

asteroids

b)

stars and comets

c)

Earth, Sun and moon

d)

planets of the solar system

16.

the new moon is followed by which major lunar phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

17.

Waning is....

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

18.

Waxing is...

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

19.

What should the moon look like on the 5 of March?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.