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Moon Phase Introduction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

waxing

a)

appears to be getting bigger

b)

appears to be getting smaller

2.

What moon phase is this?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Half Moon

d)

Waning Crescent Moon

3.

What moon phase is this?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Half Moon

4.

What does "waning" mean?

a)

getting bigger

b)

getting smaller

5.

What moon phase is this?

a)

Half Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent Moon

c)

Waxing Gibbous Moon

d)

New Moon

6.

How long does it take for the moon to complete one cycle?

a)

about 1 year

(365 days)

b)

about one month (29 days)

c)

about 1 day

(24 hours)

7.

What moon phase is this?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waxing Crescent Moon

d)

Half Moon

8.

What moon phase is this?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent Moon

c)

Waning Gibbous Moon

d)

New Moon

9.

What Moon Phase is this?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Crescent

10.

What moon phase is this?

a)

Waxing Gibbous Moon

b)

Waning Gibbous Moon

11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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. 
15.
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
16.
How long is a lunar month?  
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
17.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What phase is this?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Full

c)

Last quarter

d)

Waxing crescent

19.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
20.

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

a)

True

b)

False

21.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
22.
 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?
a)
full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new
b)
new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full
c)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
d)
full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new
24.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
25.

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)

Its the second phase of the moon

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