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WorksheetsThe Moon Cycle.
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which statement best shows why the Moon seems to be producing light?
a)
The Moon is making its own light.
b)
The Moon is reflecting light from Earth.
c)
The Moon is reflecting light from the Sun.
d)
The Moon goes through eight phases.
2.
The different shapes that the moon seems to have.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
3.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
4.
If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:
a)
Waxing
b)
Shrinking
c)
Waning
d)
Not moving
5.
What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter Moon
c)
First Quarter Moon
d)
Full Moon
6.
What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?
a)
The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
b)
The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
c)
The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
d)
The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.
7.
True or False: The moon has no gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it is most likely in what phase?
a)
New
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
Full
9.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
10.
What phase of the moon is labeled 4?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
11.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
12.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
13.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
a)
because the phases change
b)
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
c)
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
d)
The moon changes positions
14.
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
15.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
16.
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
17.
It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.
a)
28 days
b)
24 hours
c)
365 hours
d)
365 days
18.
The path of an object in space around another object is a(n)
a)
orbit.
b)
axis.
c)
rotation.
d)
revolution.
19.
The spinning of the earth on its axis that causes day and night is called
a)
orbit.
b)
axis.
c)
rotation.
d)
revolution.
20.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
21.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
22.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
23.
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
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