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Moon Phases Science 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
2.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
3.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
4.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
5.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
6.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
8.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
9.
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. 
10.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
11.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
12.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
13.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
14.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.

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

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Axis

16.

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

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

17.

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

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

18.

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

a)

True

b)

False

19.

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

a)

A lunar eclipse EVERY month

b)

A lunar eclipse every few years

20.
What phase is next?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
new moon