Free Printable Lunar Phases

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Lunar Phases

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

If there is a 3rd Quarter moon on July 2nd, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

a)

July 9th

b)

July 16th

c)

July 23rd

d)

July 30th

2.

A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student's observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?

a)

Waxing crescent moon

b)

Waxing gibbous moon

c)

Waning crescent moon

d)

Waning gibbous moon

3.

What is the name of this moon phase?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

4.

The name of this phase is...?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

5.

Which moon phase is a waning crescent?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

If a new moon occurs on June 5th, about what day will the next new moon occur?

a)

June 21

b)

July 4

c)

July 15

d)

July 25

7.

Which position shows the moon in the last quarter phase?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

How long does it take for the lunar cycle to go from position B to position D?

a)

7 days

b)

14 days

c)

21 days

d)

28 days

9.

Approximately how many days after a full moon does the new moon occur?

a)

28 days

b)

14 days

c)

7 days

d)

4 days

10.

How would you describe these moon phases?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

shrinking

d)

full

11.

Which lunar phase will occur approximately 7 days after a first quarter moon?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waning Crescent

12.

If you see a full Moon tonight, what Moon will you see in a week?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Last Quarter

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

New Moon

13.

New Moon

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

Full Moon

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

Waning Gibbous

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

First Quarter

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

Last Quarter

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

Waxing Gibbous

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

Waxing Crescent

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

Waning Crescent

a)

b)

c)

d)

21.

What phase comes next

a)

b)

c)

22.

What phase comes before

a)

b)

c)

23.

What phase comes after

a)

b)

c)

24.

What phase comes before

a)

b)

c)

25.

What phase comes after

a)

b)

c)

26.

What phase comes before

a)

b)

c)

27.

Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?

a)

waxing moon

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

waning moon

28.

What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

a)

b)

c)

d)

29.

The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

d)

one century

30.

Look at the diagram. Which of the following phases will occur next?

a)

full moon

b)

last quarter

c)

waxing crescent

d)

new moon

31.

About how long does it take for the moon to go from new moon to full moon?

a)

1 day

b)

7 days

c)

14 days

d)

1 month

32.

What will the phase of the moon be in the diagram?

a)

new moon

b)

waning gibbous

c)

first quarter

d)

full moon

33.

What is the moon phase on day 7 in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

full moon

c)

last quarter

d)

new moon

34.

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

last quarter

35.

What moon phase occurs about 7 days after a full moon?

a)

new moon

b)

waning gibbous

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

last quarter

36.

It will be a full moon on December 23, 2018. About what date will the next full moon occur?

a)

January 1, 2019

b)

January 10, 2019

c)

January 21, 2019

d)

February 1, 2019

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