8.2 Moon Phases Practice Test

What causes the moon to shine?

• light emitted from the moon
• light from the sun reflected off of Earth
• light from the sun reflected off of the moon
• light from distant stars reflected off the moon

Which statement about the moon is correct?

• The moon orbits the sun.
• The moon orbits Earth.
• The moon does not have an orbit.
• The moon's orbit is impossible to predict.

How does the moon appear during a new moon?

• it is full
• half of it is visible
• none of it is visible
• one-quarter of it is visible

A student makes a model of the moon’s phases. The picture shows what the student’s model for a waxing crescent moon looks like. The teacher says that this is not correct. How should the student change the model to make it a waxing crescent moon?

• Draw the thin black part on the left not the right.
• Draw it so that the left half is white and the right half is black.
• Draw the white part on the left thin and the black part on the right large.
• Draw the large part on the left black and the thin part on the right white.

A camper sees a full moon one night. A week later, the camper can only see half of the moon's surface. Why does the moon look different?

• It is a different time of the night.
• The camper is in a different location.
• The moon is a different location in its orbit of Earth.
• The position of the sun has changed, so the moon cannot reflect its light.

Ashanti lists the moon’s phases in order: new moon → waxing crescent → first quarter → waxing gibbous → full moon → waning crescent → last quarter → waning gibbous → new moon She made an error. How can she fix it?

• add in the half moon
• start with the full moon
• switch waxing crescent and waxing gibbous
• switch waning crescent and waning gibbous

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 6
• 8
• 10

Which phase of the moon comes immediately after a full moon?

• new moon
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous
• last quarter

Which phase does the moon enter after the new moon?

• waxing crescent
• first quarter
• waning crescent
• waxing gibbous

What are the correct positions of the Earth, the moon, and the sun when there is a new moon?

• The moon is between the Earth and the sun.
• The sun is between the moon and the Earth.
• The Earth is between the moon and the sun.
• It is impossible to predict because we can't see the moon.