WorksheetsPhases of the Moon
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
We don't see any of the lit-up side of this moon.
We see the whole side of the moon that is lit by the sun.
We see half of the side of the moon that is lit by the sun.
The lit-up part of the moon looks like the letter C.
As the moon _____ Earth, it seems to change shape. But it doesn't.
orbits
races
Each shape is called a ______ of the moon.
angle
phase
But the moon is not really changing ______ during each phase.
moons
shape
The moon is actually ______ light from the sun.
orbiting
reflecting
When the moon is reflecting light from the sun, we are able to see it from different ______?
angles
rotations
How do we know that the moon is not a star.
It does not make its own light.
It does not rotate the Earth.
The sun is always shining on the moon.
True
False
We always see the moon from the same angle.
True
False
The moon is not a planet because it ______.
orbits Earth instead of the sun
is too large to be a planet
The shape of the moon changes because Earth orbits the sun.
True
False
Where do you think the moon goes during the daytime when you can’t see it?
It stays in the sky, but we can’t see it because it is too bright.
It goes into hiding.
