Moon Phases

Name the moon phase

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon waxes, it ________.

• goes from a new moon to a full moon
  

• seems to get bigger in size

• goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• A and B only

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

• full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new
  

• new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full

• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

• full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase is shown?

• Full moon

• Waxing Crescent

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibous

• Waning Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1