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Moon Phase Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The moon gets its light from _____.

a)

The fire in its core

b)

Other stars in the galaxy

c)

The Sun

2.

What force keeps the moon revolving around the Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Pressure

c)

Momentum

3.

The moon takes _____ to revolve around the Earth.

a)

One Day

b)

One Month

c)

One Year

4.

The moon takes one month to revolve around _____.

a)

The Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

Its Axis

5.

The moon appears to rise and set because ____.

a)

It is moving across the solar system.

b)

The Earth is rotating.

c)

It is chasing the Sun.

6.

The moon appears to change shape, but in reality, ___.

a)

It is changing shape.

b)

It is always the same shape.

7.

We see the moon in different phases because ____.

a)

The Moon is rotating

b)

The Moon is revolving

c)

The Earth is rotating

8.
a)

New Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Full Moon

9.
a)

New Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Full Moon

10.
a)

New Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Full Moon

11.

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

12.

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

13.

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

14.

The moon appears to rise in the ​ (a)   and set in the ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
East
West
North
South
15.

What fraction of the moon can see the Sun at one time?

a)

One-third (1/3)

b)

One half (1/2)

c)

One quarter (1/4)

16.

The shape of the moon we can see is called its ____.

a)

Phase

b)

Mutation

c)

Morphograph

17.

Match the phase to its name.

New Moon

Full Moon

Quarter Moon

18.

Match the diagram to its name.

Full Moon

Quarter Moon

New Moon