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Moon Phases Test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 7hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the part of the Moon we can see at night?

a)

Moon/Lunar Phase

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Meteor Shower

d)

Sunspot

2.

What is the term for 'When the lit-up part of the Moon we see from Earth is getting bigger.'?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Eclipse

d)

New Moon

3.

Match the moon phase term to its correct definition:

a)

Waning

1.

When the lit-up part of the Moon we see from Earth is getting smaller.

b)

New Moon

2.

Moon phase when the Moon looks completely dark, no light is being reflected to Earth.

c)

Crescent Moon

3.

Moon phase when the Moon looks like a sliver.

4.

What causes the different phases of the Moon as it orbits Earth?

a)

The orbit of the moon and amount of sunlight reflected to Earth

b)

The rotation of the Moon

c)

The distance between the Moon and Earth

d)

The temperature of the Moon

5.

Fill in the blank: The phase of the Moon when it is completely lit is called the _________.

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Crescent Moon

d)

Half Moon

6.

The Full Moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, and its entire face is illuminated.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When does the New Moon phase occur?

a)

When the Moon is completely illuminated

b)

When the Moon is closest to the Earth

c)

When the Moon is between Earth and the Sun

d)

When the moon is closets to the sun

8.

During the New Moon phase, where is the Moon positioned?

a)

A) Between Earth and the Sun

b)

B) On the opposite side of Earth from the Sun

c)

C) Above the North Pole

d)

D) Next to the Sun

9.

Fill in the blank: The Waxing Crescent phase happens after the _________

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

10.

Fill in the blank: The Waxing Gibbous phase occurs before the _________

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

11.

Fill in the blank: In the Waxing Gibbous phase, more than half of the Moon is illuminated, but it is not yet fully _________

a)

lit

b)

dark

c)

hidden

d)

crescent

12.

Fill in the blank: The Waning Gibbous phase happens after the _________

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

13.

Fill in the blank: During the Waning Gibbous phase, the illuminated portion of the Moon starts to decrease as it moves toward the ________ phase.

a)

Third Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

14.

The Waning Crescent phase occurs before the _________

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

15.

In the Waning Crescent phase, only a small sliver of the Moon is visible as it approaches the ________ phase.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

16.

As the Moon orbits Earth, the amount of sunlight reflecting off its surface changes, creating the different _______.

a)

phases

b)

seasons

c)

eclipses

d)

tides

17.

The Moon's orbit around Earth takes approximately ______ days.

a)

29.5 days (about one month)

b)

24 hours

c)

365 days

d)

7 days

18.

The Waxing phases of the Moon occur when the illuminated portion is _________.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

d)

disappearing

19.

Waxing phases include which of the following?

a)

Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, and Waxing Gibbous

b)

New Moon, Full Moon, Last Quarter

c)

Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter

d)

Third Quarter, Waning Cresent, New Moon

20.

How many phases of the moon are there?

a)

8 Phases

b)

6 Phases

c)

4 Phases

d)

10 Phases

21.

What phase is this?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

22.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waning Crescent

23.

Why can we see the entire full moon?

a)

All the sunlight is being reflected from the moon back to Earth.

b)

The moon produces its own light.

c)

The Earth's shadow is covering the moon.

d)

The moon is closer to the sun than the Earth.

24.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Last quarter - also known as 3rd quarter

b)

Full moon

c)

New moon

d)

First quarter

25.

Why cannot we not see the new moon in this diagram?

a)

The sunlight is hitting the moon and being reflected away from the Earth.

b)

The moon is behind the sun and cannot be seen.

c)

The moon is too far away to be visible.

d)

The moon is covered by clouds in the diagram.

26.

Finish this rhyme - LIGHT on the RIGHT, the moon is getting ______

a)

Bright (reminds us that waxing moons have the light on the right)

b)

Dark

c)

Heavy

d)

Small

27.

How do you know this is a WANING cresant?

a)

The light is on the LEFT.

b)

The light is on the RIGHT.

c)

The moon is full.

d)

There is no light on the moon.

28.

What phase of the moon do we see on the 7th?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

First Quater

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

29.

Which moon phase comes immediately AFTER the new moon?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Last Quarter

30.

What moon phase comes right BEFORE the full moon?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

First Quarter

31.

What phase of the moon do we see on the 9th?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Full Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

32.

What phase of the moon do we see on the 5th?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Last Quarter

33.

Label the diagram below

a)Waning Crescent
b)3rd Quarter
c)Waning Gibbous
d)New Moon
e)

Waxing Crescent

f)

1st Quarter

g)Waxing Gibbous
h)Full Moon
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2
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4
5
6
7
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7)
8)
34.

Which diagram correctly shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to have a new moon visible on Earth?

A
B
C
D
35.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
36.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.  
37.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
38.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
39.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
40.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
41.
Name the phase of the Moon is in:
a)
3rd 
b)
1st
c)
full
d)
waxing crescent
42.

Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

First Quarter

d)

Last Quarter

43.

Fill in the blank: The illuminated portion of the Moon is decreasing during the ________ phases.

a)

Full

b)

Waning

c)

New

d)

Waxing

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