The Moon

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Randal Hedel
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33 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does Waxing mean?
The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller
The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger
There is a full moon
DANIEL SAN! Wax on Wax off!
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does Waning mean?
The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller
The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger
There is a half moon
It's waning outside
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does it mean when there is a crescent?
Majority of the moon is lit up (75%)
It means there is a gibbous moon present
Only a sliver (small amount) of the moon is lit up (25%)
It actually means croissant moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does the new moon look like?
There is a gibbous present during new moons
It looks like a crescent moon
It looks just like a full moon
It is not visible
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the correct order of the moon phases starting from the beginning?
New moon, waning crescent, 1st quarter, waning gibbous, 2nd quarter, waxing gibbous, 3rd quarter, waxing crescent
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, 2nd quarter, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent
The order of the phases doesn't matter because the moon does not follow any patterns
Full moon, 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, waxing crescent, waning crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Approximately how many days are there total from New Moon to the next New Moon? (How many days for the cycle to repeat?)
36 days
28 days
14 days
20 days
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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