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WorksheetsPhases of the Moon
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement about the moon is correct?
The moon does not rotate nor revolve.
The moon revolves around the earth at the same time rotates on the axis.
The moon revolves only around the sun.
The moon rotates around the earth at the same time revolves on its axis.
We do not see the moon in the night sky during the new moon phase. Why is this so?
Because the moon changes its color to black.
Because the moon is in between the sun and the earth during this phase and the lighted part of it is on the far side from the earth.
Because the earth is between the sun and the moon.
Because the moon moves away from its orbit.
How long does it take the moon to complete its orbit around the earth?
one day
one week
one month
one year
The apparent changes in the moon’s shape is called ______.
Phases of the moon
Stages of the Moon
Faces of the moon
Craters of the moon
The phase when the entire lighted portion of the moon is seen in the sky.
new moon
full moon
last quarter
first quarter
Full moon
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Waxing crescent
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Waxing gibbous
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Last quarter
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New moon
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Waning gibbous
First quarter
It is full moon when the moon is between the sun and the earth.
TRUE
FALSE
Moon has light of its own.
TRUE
FALSE
A gibbous moon occurs when more than half of the moon is lighted.
TRUE
FALSE
