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WorksheetsMoon Phases
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
2.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
3.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
4.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
5.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
6.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
7.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
8.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
9.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
10.
Name this moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
12.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
13.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
14.
Name this moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
15.
_______ is the apparent changing shapes of the Moon
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
16.
A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted.
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
17.
How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?
a)
one day
b)
one month
c)
one year
d)
never
18.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon?
a)
April 29th
b)
July 4th
c)
May 4th
d)
September 12th
19.
How would you describe the Moon?
a)
Smooth surface with an atmosphere but no water
b)
Surface filled with carters and water but no atmosphere
c)
Filled with carters and dust, no water or atmosphere
d)
The same as Earth
20.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Cresecent
21.
Which phase of the Moon is pictured?
a)
Full Moon
b)
New Moon
c)
Cresecent
d)
Gibbous
22.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
23.
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.
24.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
25.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
26.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
27.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
28.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
29.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.
30.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
31.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
32.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
33.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
34.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
35.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
36.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
37.
The moon ____________ or goes around the Earth.
a)
orbits
b)
cries
c)
climbs
38.
CHALLENGE
When the moon is lined up exactly between the sun and Earth, it is called a ______ ______.
When the moon is lined up exactly between the sun and Earth, it is called a ______ ______.
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
39.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day.
We can see the moon during the day.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
41.
True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?
a)
The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.
b)
In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.
c)
The planets and stars are farther away.
d)
The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.
43.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
44.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
45.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
46.
"Waning" means
a)
Growing
b)
Shrinking
47.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
48.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
49.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
50.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
51.
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a)
Full moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon
52.
In which moon phase, can the moon not be seen at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
53.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & revolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
54.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
55.
An imaginary line that a space object spins on is...
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Axis
56.
A space object spinning is...
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Axis
57.
What is the missing phase?
a)
b)
c)
d)
58.
What is the missing phase?
a)
b)
c)
d)
59.
What is the missing phase?
a)
b)
c)
d)
60.
What moon phase comes after this?
a)
b)
c)
d)
61.
Which of these people was the first to set foot on the Moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Jim Lovell
c)
Luke Skywalker
d)
Orville Wright
62.
Which phenomenon does the Moon affect on Earth?
a)
The seasons
b)
Tree growth
c)
Mountain erosion
d)
The tides
63.
What causes the moon to shine?
a)
The sun
b)
Its red-hot surface
c)
Pixie dust
d)
Electricity
64.
The moon is half lit by the sun at all times.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
During which phase of the Moon can we sometimes have solar eclipse?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First quarter
d)
Last quarter
66.
The different shapes that the moon seems to have.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
67.
How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?
a)
one day
b)
one month
c)
one year
d)
never
68.
What is a moon?
a)
an asteroid
b)
a space object that orbits around a planet
c)
a space object that orbits around a star
69.
True or false: The moon has no air.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
True or False: The moon has no gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Which NASA missions brought humans to the moon?
a)
Hubble
b)
Mercury
c)
Apollo
d)
Voyager
72.
The Moon is about ______ the size of Earth.
a)
1/8
b)
1/4
c)
1/3
d)
1/2
73.
Which eclipse is this?
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
74.
What event is shown in the figure?
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
solar eclipse
75.
What year did man first step on the moon?
a)
1985
b)
2004
c)
1969
d)
1902
76.
The moon is a satellite to Earth and the Earth is a satellite to the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
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