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SC Ready Phases of the Moon Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which letter illustrates a New Moon

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which letter illustrates a Full Moon

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What is this Moon phase called?

a)

Quarter Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Crescent Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

4.

What is this Moon phase called?

a)

Crescent Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Quarter Moon

5.

What is this Moon phase called?

a)

New Moon

b)

Gibbous Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

Crescent Moon

6.

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

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

7.

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

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

8.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
9.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
10.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
11.

Which letter is the new moon?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

12.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

14.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is it called when there is a little bit of light on the right side of the moon and light is increasing?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning gibbous

d)

Waning crescent

17.

What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning gibbous

d)

Waning crescent

18.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position F in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position 8 in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position 1 in the space view diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

22.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position 3 in the space view diagram?

a)
b)
c)
23.

What Moon phase would you see at the Moon's position 5 in the space view diagram?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Crescent Moon

24.
Why does the Moon seem to change shape?
a)
As the Moon revolves around Earth, different parts are lit by the Sun.
b)
The viewpoint from Earth of the illuminated side of the Moon changes.
c)
Earth’s shadow is blocking light from the Sun.
d)
The way the Moon produces light changes, so we see different shapes.
25.
How long will it take from one full moon to the next?
a)
30 days
b)
14 days
c)
28 days
d)
1 day
26.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 
a)
April 29th
b)
July 4th
c)
May 4th
d)
September 12th
27.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order? 
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent 
28.

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 26th.

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

29.

What moon phase should be between the two shown?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

first quarter

d)

last quarter

30.

Identify the name of the phase of the moon that occurs BETWEEN the two given phases.

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

31.

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

a)

At the Bottom

b)

At the Left

c)

At the Top

d)

At The Right

32.

Which moon phase is position 1?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

33.

Which moon phase is position 5?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

34.

Which moon phase is position 3?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

35.

Which moon phase is position 7?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

36.

Which moon phase is waxing?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

37.

Which moon phase is waning?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

38.

Which moon phase is gibbous?

a)

8

b)

6

39.

Which moon phase is gibbous?

a)

2

b)

4

40.

Which moon phase is crescent?

a)

8

b)

6

41.

Which moon phase is a waning crescent?

a)

8

b)

2

42.

Which moon phase is a waxing crescent?

a)

8

b)

2

43.

Which moon phase is a waxing gibbous?

a)

6

b)

4

44.

Which moon phase is a waning gibbous?

a)

6

b)

4

45.

Which letter is the new moon?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

46.

Which letter is the full moon?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

47.

Which letter is the 1st quarter moon?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

48.

Which letter is the 3rd quarter moon?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

49.

Which letter is a waxing moon?

a)

B

b)

F

50.

Which letter is a waning moon?

a)

B

b)

F

51.

Which letter is a crescent moon?

a)

B

b)

F

52.

Which letter is a gibbous moon?

a)

B

b)

F

53.

Which letter is a crescent moon?

a)

H

b)

D

54.

Which letter is a gibbous moon?

a)

D

b)

H

55.

Which letter is a waxing gibbous moon?

a)

D

b)

F

56.

Which letter is a waning gibbous moon?

a)

D

b)

F

57.

Which letter is a waning crescent moon?

a)

H

b)

B

58.

Which letter is a waxing crescent moon?

a)

H

b)

B