Learning Moon Phase Names

Learning Moon Phase Names

6th Grade

40 Qs

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Learning Moon Phase Names

Learning Moon Phase Names

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Stephanie Hamel

Used 5+ times

FREE Resource

40 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Crescent

Gibbous

Half

Quarter

Answer explanation

The quarter moon is one quarter around the moon's orbit. Even though it doesn't look like a quarter, and looks like a half, we don't call it the half moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Quarter

Half

Gibbous

Crescent

Answer explanation

Media Image

A crescent looks like a crescent shape. It always is between new moon and a quarter moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Quarter

Full

Gibbous

New

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Quarter

Full

Gibbous

New

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Quarter

Full

Gibbous

New

Answer explanation

Media Image

A gibbous is always after the quarter but before the full moon OR after the full moon and before the next quarter. Gibbous means "swelling"

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Quarter

Full

Gibbous

New

Answer explanation

Media Image

That was another gibbous, which means "swelling!" Light was just on the other side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phase is this?

Crescent

Gibbous

Half

Quarter

Answer explanation

The quarter moon is one quarter around the moon's orbit. Even though it doesn't look like a quarter, and looks like a half, we don't call it the half moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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