Lunar Phases

Is the Moon bigger or smaller than the Earth?

• Bigger

• Smaller

• They have the same size

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The Moon reflects light from the.....

• Earth

• Stars

• Sun

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Why does the Moon have different phases?

• It rotates on its axis.

• It moves around the Earth.

• It moves around the Sun.

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How long does the Moon take to complete its cycle?

• 7 days

• 28 days

• 365 days

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How many phases of the moon are there?

• eight
• four
• ten

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What is the correct order of the Moon Phases?

• New, Crescent, Full, Half, Gibbous

• New, Full, Gibbous, Crescent, Half

• New, Crescent, Half, Gibbous, Full

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When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, it is most likeky a.....

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• New Moon

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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it is most likely in what phase?

• New

• Crescent

• Full

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We can see the light shining on the Moon during the New Moon Phase. 

• True
• False

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When the part of the Moon that you can see is slowly getting bigger or growing, it is.........

• Waning

• Waxing

• Full

• New

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