Lunar Cycle Vocabulary

Which Moon phase is this?

• Crescent

• Quarter

• Full

• New

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which Moon phase is this?

• Crescent

• Quarter

• Full

• New

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which Moon phase is this?

• Crescent

• Quarter

• Full

• Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase occurs when we see a sliver of the Moon illuminated?

• Crescent Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Half Moon

• Gibbous Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Label the lunar cycle

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

New Moon

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

First Quarter

Waxing Crescent

Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Label the lunar cycle

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

First Quarter

Waxing Crescent

New Moon

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Crescent

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Label the lunar cycle

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

Waning Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the Moon to complete one cycle of its phases, from new Moon back to new Moon?

• About 15 days

• About 27.3 days

• About 29.5 days

• About 31 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Analyze how the moon's phases would be different if the moon orbited the Earth twice as fast.

• The moon phases would occur twice as often.

• The moon phases would occur half as often.

• The moon phases would not change in frequency.

• The moon phases would be random.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What causes the phases of the Moon?

• The Earth's shadow falling on the Moon

• The Moon's shadow falling on the Earth

• The Moon's rotation on its axis

• The relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1