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Worksheets2 Lunar Cycles and Motions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?
At the Bottom
At the Left
At the Top
At The Right
Letters C-A show this term described by the increase in illumination of the Moon as viewed from Earth.
Waxing
Waning
Rising
Setting
What would the Moon look like roughly 2 weeks after the phase in the picture?
Full Moon
New Moon
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?
The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -
one week
one month
one year
one century
About how long does it take for the moon to go from 1st Quarter moon to 3rd Quarter moon?
1 day
7 days
14 days
1 month
What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
first quarter
new moon
full moon
last quarter
What moon phase is shown in the picture?
first quarter
new moon
last quarter
full moon
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Why does the moon look different each night?
the Moon orbits the Earth and Sun with the same orbital period
the Earth orbits the Moon so it is in a different spot each night
As the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth-Moon System is orbiting the Sun
the Moon changes how light reflects off of its surface as it rotates quickly
Why doesn't the Earth block out the light between the sun and a full moon every month?
the Moon's orbit is 5o off of the ecliptic plane
the Earth is much too small to block the light from the sun
the Earth is never between the sun and Moon during a normal month
the Earth does not cast a shadow
Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?
On the Left
At the bottom
At the top
At the right
Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?
waxing moon
new moon
full moon
waning moon
