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Phases of the Moon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We don't see any of the lit-up side of this moon.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

We see the whole side of the moon that is lit by the sun.

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

We see half of the side of the moon that is lit by the sun.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The lit-up part of the moon looks like the letter C.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

As the moon _____ Earth, it seems to change shape. But it doesn't.

a)

orbits

b)

races

6.

Each shape is called a ______ of the moon.

a)

angle

b)

phase

7.

But the moon is not really changing ______ during each phase.

a)

moons

b)

shape

8.

The moon is actually ______ light from the sun.

a)

orbiting

b)

reflecting

9.

When the moon is reflecting light from the sun, we are able to see it from different ______?

a)

angles

b)

rotations

10.

How do we know that the moon is not a star.

a)

It does not make its own light.

b)

It does not rotate the Earth.

11.

The sun is always shining on the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

We always see the moon from the same angle.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The moon is not a planet because it ______.

a)

orbits Earth instead of the sun

b)

is too large to be a planet

14.

The shape of the moon changes because Earth orbits the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Where do you think the moon goes during the daytime when you can’t see it?

a)

It stays in the sky, but we can’t see it because it is too bright.

b)

It goes into hiding.