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WorksheetsCCA #4 Moon Phases Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the diameter of the Moon?
2500 kilometers
4500 kilometers
3500 kilometers
5500 kilometers
What causes the phases of the Moon?
The Moon's surface changing
The geometry of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
The Moon's rotation
The Earth's shadow on the Moon
What is the term used to describe the line dividing the lit and unlit sides of the Moon?
The ecliptic
The terminator
The horizon
The equator
How long does it take for the Moon to go through all its phases?
29.5 days
28 days
30 days
31 days
What phase does the Moon appear to be when it's between the Earth and the Sun?
Waxing Crescent
Full Moon
First Quarter
New Moon
What is the Moon phase called when it is half lit and half dark?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Full Moon
What is Earthshine?
The auroras seen from the Moon
Sunlight reflecting off the Earth and illuminating the Moon
The glow from Earth's cities seen from space
The Earth's atmosphere reflecting sunlight
What is the correct sequence of Moon phases starting from New Moon?
New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon
New Moon, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon
New Moon, Waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Full Moon
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon
How does the Moon's appearance change from New Moon to Full Moon?
It gets smaller
It remains the same
It goes through phases of being lit more and more until fully lit
It gets larger
What happens to the Moon's rising and setting times as it moves from Full Moon to New Moon?
It changes from rising at noon and setting at midnight to rising at midnight and setting at noon.
It changes from rising at sunset and setting at sunrise to rising at sunrise and setting at sunset.
It rises and sets with the Sun at all times.
It rises after sunset and sets before sunrise at all times.
