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Moon Phases Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waxing means...

a)

getting larger

b)

getting smaller

2.

Waning means...

a)

Getting bigger

b)

Getting smaller

3.

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

a)

new moon

b)

waxing crescent

c)

first quarter

d)

waxing gibbous

e)

full moon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
4.

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see all the lighted side of the moon.

a)

full moon

b)

waning gibbous

c)

third quarter

d)

waning crescent

e)

new moon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
5.

Match the following

a)
1.

new moon

b)
2.

full moon

c)
3.

first quarter

d)
4.

waxing crescent

e)
5.

Waning crescent

6.

Which moon phase is this?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

third quarter

d)

first quarter

7.

Which moon phase is this?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

8.

4. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

third quarter

c)

waxing crescent

d)

full moon

9.

3. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

full moon

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

10.

Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

11.

Identify this phase of the moon

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing crescent

d)

third quarter

12.

5. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

waning gibbous

b)

new moon

c)

third quarter

d)

waxing crescent

13.

7. Identify the phase of the moon that is shown

a)

new moon

b)

waxing crescent

c)

full moon

d)

waning crescent

14.
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

15.
What Moon phase is this?
a)

Old Moon

b)

Far Side of the Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Waxing Gibbous

16.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)

Nuclear Fusion

b)

Sunlight

c)

Mirrors

d)

Flood Lights

17.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)

swelling

b)

waxing

c)

waning

d)

disappearing

18.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

19.

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

a)

New Moon

b)

Third Quarter Moon

c)

First Quarter Moon

d)

Full Moon

20.
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. 

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