Lunar Phases

The moon ___________ around the Earth

• revolves (orbits)
• rotates
• doesn't move
• moves parallel

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The moon stays in orbit around the Earth because

• The moon's gravitational pull on the Earth
• The Sun's gravitational pull on Earth
• The Earth's gravitational pull on the moon

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _________.

• disappearing
• waxing
• waning
• swelling

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One lunar month lasts about ___________.

• 7 days
• 15 days
• 28 days
• 29.5 days

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _______.

• waxing
• new
• waning
• eclipse

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What does a gibbous moon look like?

• Shows a full bright moon
• Shows a quarter of the bright side of the moon
• Shows less than half of the bright side of the moon
• Shows more than half of the bright side of the moon

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What does a crescent moon look like?

• Shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• Shows a full moon
• Shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.
• Shows a quarter of the bright side of the moon

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Which description best describes the movement of the earth and the moon?

• The earth revolves on its axis and the moon rotates around the earth
• The earth rotates around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth.
• The earth rotates on its axis and the moon revolves around the earth
• The earth revolves around the moon and the moon rotates around the sun.

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What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

• The Moon changes its actual shape throughout the course of the month.
• The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
• The relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light we see reflected by the Moon.
• The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

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What moon phase is this?

• waxing crescent
• waning crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous

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