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4th Grade Moon Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What moon phase is seen from Earth when the moon is nearest the sun?
a)
Full Moon 
b)
New Moon 
c)
First Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
2.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
3.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

4.
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
5.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
6.
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
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
8.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
9.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

11.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

12.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

13.
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
14.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
15.
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
16.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
17.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
18.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
19.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
20.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
21.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
22.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
orbits
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
23.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 
a)
True
b)
False
24.
ROTATE vs REVOLVE
What causes the seasons? 
a)
The Earth spinning or rotating
b)
The Earth revolving around the Sun on its tilted axis.
25.
 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?
(this is the tricky one)
a)
Invisible
b)
A Pizza Pie
c)
A Half
d)
A Thin Banana
27.
When the moon waxes, it ________.
a)
goes from a new moon to a full moon
b)
seems to get bigger in size
c)
goes from a full moon back to a new moon
d)
A and B only
28.
When the moon wanes, it ________.
a)
goes from a new moon to a full moon
b)
goes from a full moon back to a new moon
c)
seems to get smaller in size
d)
B and C only
29.
What happens right after the full moon phase?
a)
The moon becomes new.
b)
The moon goes through its phases in the reverse order.
c)
The moon seems to disappear in the sky.
d)
The moon starts to wax.
30.
What is true of a new moon?
a)
The moon appears invisible.
b)
You can see about half the moon.
c)
The moon looks like a pizza pie.
d)
It involves teenage vampires
31.
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.
32.

The moon is the closest natural object in space to the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Because the moon has no air, it also has no

a)

wind or sound

b)

rain or clouds

c)

no oxygen

d)

all of the above

34.

The surface of the moon has valleys, hills, and mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What is one way the earth and moon are alike

a)

They both have life.

b)

They both have water.

c)

They both do not give off their own light.

d)

They both have air.

36.

How long does it take the moon to rotate?

a)

about 35 days

b)

about 27-29 days

c)

about 27-29 hours

37.

Who was the first person to land on the moon?

a)

Nelson Mandella

b)

Michael Phelps

c)

Neil Armstrong

38.

Which correctly finishes the sentence? "One small step for man...."

a)

one step for mankind.

b)

one giant leap for an imposter!

c)

one giant leap for mankind.

39.

What comes in between the sun and the moon, in order to have a lunar eclipse?

a)

the earth

b)

the stars

c)

a rocket

40.

Is the moon a planet?

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.

The moon has a very strong gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Why does the moon look different at different times? (Choose ALL correct answers)

a)

As the moon travels around the Earth, we see different parts of it lit up by the sun

b)

Change in appearance is by the amount of light reflected on it by the Sun.

c)

Moons glows differently at different times of the year.

d)

The moon always looks the same everywhere on Earth, every day.

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