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Moon Phases Practice

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
3.
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
4.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
5.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
6.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
7.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
8.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
9.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
10.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
11.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
12.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
13.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
14.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
15.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
16.

The moon phases occur because...

a)

The moon grows and gets smaller.

b)

The moon revolves around the earth.

c)

The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.

d)

The moon produces its own light.

17.

As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see...

a)

The moon appearing increasingly lighter.

b)

The amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing.

c)

The amount of light the moon gets stays constant.

d)

More light and then less light.

18.

The moon affects...

a)

How we all behave.

b)

The coriolis effect.

c)

The tides.

d)

Our physical health.

19.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
WANING GIBBOUS
b)
NEW MOON
c)
FULL MOON
d)
WAXING GIBBOUS
20.

Can you see the moon during the day?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

What moon phase comes after this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
24.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
25.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
26.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
27.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
28.

The sun and the moon look about the same size from the Earth. Why does the moon appear to be the same size?

a)

The Sun is closer to Earth.

b)

They are the same size.

c)

The moon is closer to Earth.

d)

The moon is actually bigger.

29.
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.
30.
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
31.

What moon would you expect to see on March 23rd?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

What is the missing lunar phase?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

33.

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 9th.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Third Quarter

d)

First Quarter

34.

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

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

35.

Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 30th.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Third Quarter

d)

First Quarter

36.

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

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

37.

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

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

38.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
39.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
40.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
41.

How long does each moon phase last?

a)

2 weeks

b)

3-4 days

c)

1 day

d)

1 month

42.

In which direction does the moon revolve around the Earth?

a)

Counter Clockwise

b)

Clockwise

43.

How long does it take for the moon to go from a new moon to a full moon?

a)

21 days

b)

8 days

c)

a month

d)

2 weeks

44.

How long is it from First quarter to first quarter?

a)

About 28 days

b)

365 Days

c)

24 hours

d)

14 days

45.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
46.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
47.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
48.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent