Moon Phases Formative Assessment

In which situation could a person see a new moon?

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In which situation could a person see a full moon?

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In which position would an observer from Earth see a third quarter moon?

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If the moon was in position 8, an observer from Earth would see what phase?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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If the moon was in position 2, an observer from Earth would see what phase?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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If the moon was a position 6, an observer from Earth would see what phase?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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If you are looking up at a full moon, what moon phase will you see in 1 week?

• waning crescent

• new moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

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Why do the sun and the moon appear to move across the sky each night?

• The rotation of the solar system makes the sun and moon seem to move.

• The sun and moon revolve around the Earth.

• The rotation of the Earth makes the sun and moon seem to move.

• Earth revolves around the sun and the moon.

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Which statement best describes the motions represented in the image below?

• The sun goes around the moon, and Earth goes around the sun.

• The moon goes around Earth, and Earth goes around the sun.

• The moon goes around the sun, and the sun goes around Earth.

• Earth goes around the moon, and the sun goes around Earth.

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The diagram shows the moon at 4 positions in its orbit around Earth as viewed from above the North Pole. Beginning with the moon at position X (the new moon phase), which sequence of the moon phases would be seen by an observe on Earth during 1 month?

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