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Moon Phases

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A space object spinning is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

2.

An imaginary line that a space object spins on is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

3.

A space object goes around another object is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

4.

What causes moon phases? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

a)

The earth's shadow

b)

The moon revolving around the earth

c)

The moon reflects light from the sun

d)

The rotation of the moon

5.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Can you see the moon during the day?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

What moon phase comes after this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

True or False: We have moon phases because the earth casts a shadow on the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the result of the moon's orbit being tilted?

a)

A lunar eclipse EVERY month

b)

A lunar eclipse every few years

12.

When the lit part of the moon is getting bigger, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

13.

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

14.

True or False: One side of the moon is always facing the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
16.

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

17.
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
18.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
19.
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
20.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
22.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

23.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

24.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
25.
Day and night on Earth is caused by
a)
The tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's revolution around the sun
c)
Eclipses
d)
Earth's rotation on it's axis
26.
Earth's rotation takes about 
a)
365 days
b)
6 months
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
27.
This picture shows Earth's
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
28.
This picture shows Earth's 
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
29.
What is "rotation"?
a)
Jumping to a new place
b)
Running in place
c)
Going completely around something
d)
Spinning
30.
What is "revolve" or "revolution"?
a)
Go complete around something
b)
Staying in place
c)
Spinning for hours
d)
Tossing something into the air
31.
In this diagram, the motion of the SATELLITE can best be described as -
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
32.
The motion of the Earth shown in the image is responsible for -
a)
Seasons
b)
Day and night
33.

The sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West because

a)

Earth rotates from West to East (counterclockwise)

b)

Earth rotates from East to West (clockwise)

c)

Earth revolves counterclockwise

d)

Earth revolves clockwise

34.
What is our planet called? 
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Mars
35.
What causes the seasons? 
a)
The Sun going around the Earth
b)
Only temperatures changing
c)
Earth's revolution and tilted axis. 
d)
None of these answers
36.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
37.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
38.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
39.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
40.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
41.
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
42.
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
43.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

44.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's movement around the sun

b)

the moon's movement around Earth

c)

Earth's movement around the moon

d)

the sun's movement around the moon

45.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
46.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
47.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 
a)
True
b)
False
48.

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

49.

True or False: One side of the moon is always facing the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What moon phase comes after this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

What happens as the moon revolves around the earth?

a)

The shadow gets darker and darker.

b)

The illuminated (lit) side gets lighter and lighter.

c)

The shadow slowly disappears until it's fully lit, then the lit part slowly disappears until it's completely dark.

52.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

What causes moon phases? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

a)

The earth's shadow

b)

The moon revolving around the earth

c)

The moon reflects light from the sun

d)

The rotation of the moon

55.

A space object spinning is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

56.

An imaginary line that a space object spins on is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

57.

A space object goes around another object is...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

58.

What causes moon phases? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

a)

The earth's shadow

b)

The moon revolving around the earth

c)

The moon reflects light from the sun

d)

The rotation of the moon

59.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

Can you see the moon during the day?

a)

Yes

b)

No

63.

True or False: The moon is always half lit by the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: We have moon phases because the earth casts a shadow on the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What is the result of the moon's orbit being tilted?

a)

A lunar eclipse EVERY month

b)

A lunar eclipse every few years

66.

When the lit part of the moon is getting bigger, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

67.

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

68.
A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
1st Quarter
69.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
70.

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

a)

dark side

b)

the near side

c)

bottom

d)

top

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