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Moon Phase Next

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

2.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
3.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
4.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

5.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
6.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
8.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

9.
What phase is this?
a)
Waning Gibbous Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous Moon
c)
Waning Crescent Moon
d)
Waxing Crescent Moon
10.

Which way does the moon revolve the Earth?

a)

clockwise

b)

counter clockwise

c)

some times it changes direction

d)

it doesn't revolve

11.

Waxing means...

a)

moon light is growing or increasing on the right

b)

moon light is losing or decreasing on the left

12.

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the moon?

a)

The moon revolves around the Earth

b)

The Earth rotates around the moon

c)

The Earth revolves around the moon

d)

The Earth rotates and revolves around the moon

13.

What moon phase would be seen from earth at position 3?

a)

New moon

b)

First quarter

c)

Full moon

d)

Third Quarter

14.

Which of the following pictures shows the phase of the moon that is missing from the drawing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of the following best represents how the Moon would appear as seen from Earth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What moon phase would be seen from earth at position 4? (look closely at the numbers)

a)

new moon

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning gibbous

d)

third quarter

17.

How long does it take to get from position A to position E?

a)

1 week

b)

2 weeks

c)

3 weeks

d)

4 weeks

18.

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

a)

waxing

b)

waning

19.

If a full moon happened on March 3, the next new moon appear?

a)

March 10

b)

March 17

c)

March 24

d)

March 31

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.

d)

There is no difference

21.

What phase comes AFTER this phase?

a)

1st quarter

b)

full moon

c)

3rd quarter

d)

new moon

22.
A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
23.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order? 
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent 
24.

About how long does it take the moon to complete one orbit around Earth?

a)

1 day

b)

1 week

c)

1 year

d)

1 month

25.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights