WorksheetsMoon Moon Moon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The moon cycle (lunar cycle) takes approximately _______________ to complete.
a)
a year
b)
29.5 days/about one month
c)
1 day
d)
1 week
2.
The moon is half lit by the sun at all times.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
New Moon
4.
Lunar eclipses always occur during a
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
first quarter moon
d)
any moon phase
5.
Name this moon phase.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waxing Crescent
6.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to the position with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
7.
What way does the Moon revolve around Earth?
a)
clockwise
b)
It doesn't revolve around Earth.
c)
Up and Down
d)
counterclockwise
8.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
9.
What Moon phase is shown in the picture?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
10.
What Moon phase is shown in the picture?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
11.
What Moon phase is shown in the picture?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
12.
Waning means to...
a)
Shrink
b)
Grow
c)
Gain Light
d)
Less than 1/2 bright
13.
Waxing means to...
a)
Grow
b)
Get dimmer
c)
Lose light
d)
More than 1/2 bright
14.
Based on the image, A is called ____.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full moon
c)
Waning quarter
d)
Waxing quarter
15.
Why is the moon bright in the night sky?
a)
The moon is made of burning gases.
b)
The moon reflects light from the Earth.
c)
There is a source of light inside of the moon.
d)
The moon reflects light from the Sun.
16.
During which phase of the moon can we sometimes have a solar eclipse?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
last quarter
17.
What moon phases would be located at X and Z?
a)
X=last quarter moon Z=new moon
b)
X=1st quarter moon Z=new moon
c)
X=last quarter moon Z=full moon
d)
X=first quarter moon Z=full moon
18.
Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
a)
Picture A
b)
Picture B
c)
Picture C
d)
Picture D
19.
What is the name of the phase happening at number 7?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
First Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
20.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
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