Moon and Their Phases

What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Half Moon

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

• Third Quarter

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

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A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon

• 3rd Quarter

• Full Moon

• 1st Quarter

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What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Sunlight

• Mirrors

• Flood Lights

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Tania went outside and made two observations of the Moon that were several days apart. Her observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did this happen?

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved so that Tania was able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved closer to the sun so more sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon rotated so that more of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking less of the Moon so Tania was able to see more of it.

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A student astronomer went out and took photographs of the Moon that were several days apart. The light part of the Moon appeared to get smaller over time. Why did this happen?

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon moved farther away from the sun so less sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking more of the Moon so the student astronomer was able to see less of it.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon rotated so that less of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon moved so that the student astronomer was able to see less of the half that faces the sun.

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Astronomers made two observations of the Moon that were several days apart. Their observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did this happen?

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon rotated so that more of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved so that the astronomers were able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved closer to the sun so more sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking less of the Moon so the astronomers were able to see more of it.

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Which phase of the Moon is completely invisible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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