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WorksheetsSeasons and Moon Phase
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Besides the Sun, what is the most obvious object in the sky?
a)
the Moon
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Sirius
2.
The Moon orbits the Earth roughly once per _____
a)
day
b)
week
c)
month
d)
year
3.
In which part of the Moon's cycle is it closest to the Sun?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
4.
Which phase is considered to be the beginning of the Moon’s cycle?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
5.
Which term means "growing or getting bigger"?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
crescent
d)
gibbous
6.
What term is used when the Moon is viewed as shrinking?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
crescent
d)
gibbous
7.
Which phase comes a week after full moon?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
8.
What direction does the Moon revolve around the Earth?
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise
9.
What type of moon is this?
a)
1st quarter moon
b)
Waning gibbous
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
3rd quarter moon
10.
What type of moon is this?
a)
Waning gibbous
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waxing crescent
d)
Waning crescent
11.
What type of moon is this?
a)
Waning gibbous
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
3rd quarter
d)
1st quarter
12.
What type of moon is this?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent
13.
Approximately how many days will it take for this moon phase to appear again?
a)
3-4 days
b)
6-7 days
c)
13-14 days
d)
27-28 days
14.
On January 21st, 2026 a full moon will occur. What will be the moon phase on February 1, 2026
a)
First Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
Last Quarter
d)
New Moon
15.
What moon phase is seen three weeks before a new moon?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
Last Quarter
d)
New Moon
16.
A full moon occurs on the 12th day. When does the next New Moon occur?
a)
5th
b)
12th
c)
19th
d)
26th
17.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
18.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
19.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
20.
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.
21.
What are most likely the date of the full moons? (Hint 14 days later)
a)
February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4
b)
February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14
c)
February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24
d)
February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28
22.
Which phases happen immediately before and after the phase shown
a)
Full moon and New moon
b)
Waxing Crescent and Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent and Full Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous and Full Moon
23.
If the new moon must always be between the sun and Earth where should a student put the "sun"
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
Position 4
24.
If there is a full moon on March 2, when would you expect the Third Quarter?
a)
March 5
b)
March 9
c)
March 16
d)
March 23
25.
If today was a full moon, what would be the moon phase in one week?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Third Quarter
d)
Full Moon
26.
Look at the diagram below of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Which phase of the moon would be seen by people on Earth?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
27.
a)
July 9
b)
July 16
c)
July 23
d)
July 30
28.
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
29.
The process of growing smaller or weaker
a)
Half Moon
b)
Waxing
c)
Full Moon
d)
Waning
30.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
31.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
32.
When the moon is located in the positions shown, what special tides can occur?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
High Tide
d)
Low Tide
33.
What moon phase is shown and what special tide will occur?
a)
New moon; neap tide
b)
New moon; spring tide
c)
Full moon; neap tide
d)
Full moon; spring tide
34.
What moon phase is shown at position #3?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
35.
What moon phase is shown in position 8
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
36.
What are most likely the dates of the full moons? (Hint: 2 weeks from new moon to full moon.)
a)
February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4
b)
February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14
c)
February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24
d)
February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28
37.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours�
38.
If the current moon phase is at position 2, where would it be in two weeks?
a)
full moon
b)
waning gibbous
c)
third quarter
d)
back to position 2
39.
If a New Moon occurred on April 1st, when would the moon be at position seven?
a)
in one week
b)
in two weeks
c)
in three weeks
d)
in four weeks
40.
If there is a full moon on March 2, when would you expect the Third Quarter?
a)
March 5
b)
March 9
c)
March 16
d)
March 23
41.
If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on 15?
a)
b)
c)
d)
42.
What should the moon look like on the 5 of March?
a)
b)
c)
d)
43.
What moon would you expect to see on March 23rd?
a)
b)
c)
d)
44.
What moon would you expect to see on March 18th?
a)
b)
c)
d)
45.
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
46.
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 26th.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
47.
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 30th.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
48.
What is the missing lunar phase?
a)
Third Quarter
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Waning Gibbous
49.
If the new moon must always be between the sun and Earth where should a student put the "sun"
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
Position 4
50.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
51.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
52.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
53.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
54.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
55.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
56.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
57.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
58.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
59.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
60.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
61.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.
62.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
63.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
64.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
65.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
66.
How long is a lunar month?
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
67.
Regular eclipses of the Sun and the Moon are best explained by which of the following?
a)
Th relative masses of the Sun, Earth and the Moon
b)
The different compositions of the Sun and the Moon
c)
The rotation of Earth and Moon on their axes
d)
The movement of Earth and the Moon around the Sun
68.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
69.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
70.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
71.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
72.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
73.
Which of the following is most responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?
a)
Orbit of the Earth around the Sun
b)
Tilt of the axis of Earth
c)
Rotation of the Sun
d)
Rotation of the Earth
74.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
75.
If Katherine wanted to represent a solar eclipse, at what position should she place the Moon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
76.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
77.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
78.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
79.
Name the eclipse.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
80.
A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
1st Quarter
81.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
82.
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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