Quiz about Lunar Phases

Question 1

To go around another object

Accepted Answer

revolution

Answer

rotation

Question 2

The imaginary line north and south of Earth

Accepted Answer

axis

Answer

equator

Question 3

It takes the moon an average of _____ days to revolve around the Earth

Accepted Answer

29.5

Answer

19.5

Answer

19

Answer

9

Question 4

full of light

Accepted Answer

full moon

Answer

new moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

3rd Quarter

Question 5

To spin on its own axis

Accepted Answer

rotation

Answer

revolution

Question 6

no light

Accepted Answer

new moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

full moon

Answer

3rd Quarter

Question 7

Path around another object

Accepted Answer

Orbit

Answer

Comet

Answer

Asteroid

Answer

Planetoid

Question 8

small amount of light

Accepted Answer

Crescent

Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

Answer

Gibbous

Question 9

half light

Accepted Answer

Quarter

Answer

Gibbous

Answer

Crescent

Question 10

a lot of light

Accepted Answer

Gibbous

Answer

Crescent

Answer

Quarter

Question 11

increasing light; light on right

Accepted Answer

Waxing

Answer

Waning

Question 12

decreasing light; light on left

Accepted Answer

Waning

Answer

Waxing

Question 13

Question 13.

Accepted Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

Answer

3rd Quarter

Question 14

Question 14.

Accepted Answer

3rd Quarter

Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Question 15

Question 15.

Accepted Answer

Full moon

Answer

New moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

3rd Quarter

Question 16

Question 16.

Accepted Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

3rd Quarter

Question 17

Question 17.

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 18

Question 18.

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Question 19

Question 19.

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 20

Question 20.

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 21

Which moon phase is missing in this sequence?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 22

Which moon phase is missing in this sequence?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 23

Which phase of the moon would a person on Earth see when the Moon and Earth are in the locations shown?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 24

Which phase of the moon would a person on Earth see when the Moon and Earth are in the locations shown?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 25

Which moon phase position would we see after one week IF our current moon position is 3?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

Answer

Seven

Question 26

Which moon phase position would we see after two weeks IF our current moon position is 8?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

Answer

Seven

Question 27

Which Moon phase would we see at position two?

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning gibbous

Question 28

Which Moon phase would we see at position seven?

Accepted Answer

3rd (last) quarter

Answer

new moon

Answer

full moon

Answer

1st quarter

Question 29

What would the moon look like if it was a position five?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 30

What would the moon look like if it was a position four?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 31

Which special ocean tide is shown?

Accepted Answer

Spring Tide

Answer

Neap Tide

Question 32

Which special ocean tide is shown?

Accepted Answer

Neap Tide

Answer

Spring Tide

Question 33

Why does the Moon affect Earth's tides the most?

Accepted Answer

It's closer

Answer

It's smaller

Answer

It's larger

Answer

It's farther

Question 34

Which eclipse is not harmful if viewed from Earth?

Accepted Answer

Lunar Eclipse

Answer

Solar Eclipse

Question 35

An Solar eclipse may only occur during a _____ lunar phase.

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

3rd Quarter

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