Royal Science Challenge: Earth & Space Science

How many lunar phases are there?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• don’t know

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Which is NOT a including the right term about lunar phases.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Moon

• Gibbous

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What phases of the moon would be visible when the moon is in position 3?

• First quarter

• Second quarter

• Third quarter

• Fourth quarter

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What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 5?

• Fourth quarter

• Second quarter

• Full moon

• Half moon

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Name the moon phase

• New Moon

• Full moon

• Third moon

• First moon

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what does “waxing” mean?

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Become smaller, weaker, dimmer

• Became larger, stronger, brighter

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How does the Moon move relative to the Earth and Sun?

• Moon revolves around the Sun

• Moon revolves around the Earth

• Moon rotates around the Sun

• Earth revolves around the Moon

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What does “lunar” mean?

• Related to eclipse

• Related to the Moon

• Related to Earth

• Related to the Sun

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The moon goes though it’s phases in about _______ weeks.

• Five

• Six

• Four

• Seven

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A moon that gets bigger is a what moon?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

• New

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