Moon Phases Lesson

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

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Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible

• More than half of moon visible

• All of moon visible

• None of moon visible

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The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Left Side

• Right Side

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

• True

• False

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Which month is the best month to view moon phases because the number of days almost matches the lunar month?

• February

• April

• July

• December

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If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:

• Waxing

• Shrinking

• Waning

• Not moving

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