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WorksheetsMoon Phases
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What moon phase comes AFTER a Waning Crescent?
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
New Moon
What Moon Phase is shown?
New Moon
Full Moon
First Quarter
Third Quarter
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent
What causes the moon's phases
Where you are standing on Earth
the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
The tilt of Earth
how fast the moon is moving
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit.
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
Moon Phases
A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted.
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
Moon Phases
Define Waxing
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
Completely illuminated
dark side is facing earth
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
swelling
waxing
waning
disappearing
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
day
year
week
month
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon?
April 29th
July 4th
May 4th
September 12th
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears lite.
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
Moon Phases
Name the moon phase
waning crescent
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
What is the primary cause of the different phases of the Moon?
The Earth's shadow on the Moon
The Moon's orbit around the Earth
The Sun's position relative to the Earth
The Earth's rotation
During which phase is the Moon completely illuminated as seen from Earth?
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
What is the term for the phase when the Moon is less than half illuminated but increasing in light?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
