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Moon Phases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What moon phase comes AFTER a Waning Crescent?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

New Moon

2.

What Moon Phase is shown?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Third Quarter

3.

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 

4.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

5.

A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit. 

a)

New Moon

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Full Moon

d)

Moon Phases

6.

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

7.

Define Waxing

a)

Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

b)

Completely illuminated

c)

dark side is facing earth

d)

Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

8.

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

a)

swelling

b)

waxing

c)

waning

d)

disappearing

9.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

10.

If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 

a)

April 29th

b)

July 4th

c)

May 4th

d)

September 12th

11.

A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears lite. 

a)

New Moon

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Full Moon 

d)

Moon Phases

12.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

13.

What is the primary cause of the different phases of the Moon?

a)

The Earth's shadow on the Moon

b)

The Moon's orbit around the Earth

c)

The Sun's position relative to the Earth

d)

The Earth's rotation

14.

During which phase is the Moon completely illuminated as seen from Earth?

a)

New Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Last Quarter

15.

What is the term for the phase when the Moon is less than half illuminated but increasing in light?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous