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Moon Phases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Moon orbits the Earth roughly once per _____

a)

week

b)

month

c)

year

d)

day

2.

Which word refers to the shape of the Moon, as it appears to us?

a)

phase

b)

orbit

c)

eclipse

d)

rotation

3.

Besides the Sun, what is the most obvious object in the sky?

a)

the Moon

b)

a Star

c)

an Airplane

d)

a Cloud

4.

What term is used when the Moon is viewed as shrinking?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

crescent

d)

gibbous

5.

What is the length of time for the Moon to go through all its phases?

a)

27.3 days

b)

29.5 days

c)

30.0 days

d)

28.0 days

6.

In which part of the Moon's cycle is it closest to the Sun?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

third quarter

7.

Which term means "growing or getting bigger"?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

diminishing

d)

shrinking

8.

What is the phase of the Moon, when it rises at midnight and sets at noon?

a)

first quarter

b)

full moon

c)

third quarter

d)

new moon

9.

When the Moon is in “first quarter”, we see it as _____

a)

fully lit

b)

half lit

c)

not visible

d)

three-quarters lit

10.

Because the Moon is orbiting the Earth, after a couple of days it’s moved a bit to the _____

a)

west

b)

north

c)

south

d)

east

11.

What is the phase when the Moon rises at sunrise, and sets at sunset?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

first quarter

d)

last quarter

12.

How wide is the Moon?

a)

2,000 km

b)

3,500 km

c)

4,500 km

d)

5,000 km

13.

The Moon can be lit by light, reflected from the Earth, called _____

a)

Earthshine

b)

Moonlight

c)

Starlight

d)

Sunlight

14.

Which term means "swollen or convex"?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

crescent

d)

gibbous

15.

When we see a full Moon, a Moon-dweller would see a _____

a)

new Earth

b)

full Earth

c)

half Earth

d)

dark Earth

16.

What is the name of the dividing line, separating the lit and unlit sides of the Moon?

a)

terminator

b)

equator

c)

meridian

d)

horizon

17.

Words that have similar etymological histories, like "month" and "Moon" are _____

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

c)

cognates

d)

homophones

18.

Which phase is considered to be the beginning of the Moon’s cycle?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

third quarter

19.

What is the phase of the Moon, when it rises at sunset and sets at sunrise?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

last quarter

20.

Which phase comes a week after full moon?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

third quarter