Moon Phases Vocab
Authored by Lisa Thompson
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?
crescent
gibbous
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?
crescent
gibbous
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this moon a crescent or gibbous?
crescent
gibbous
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4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following descriptions of the Moon's phases with the correct term.
New moon
The period when the Moon has completed 3/4 of its turn around Earth.
Third Quarter moon
The period when the Moon's lighted side is completely dark
Waxing crescent or waxing gibbous
The phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible
Waning crescent or waning gibbous
The period when the Moon's lighted side is becoming less visible
Full moon
The period when the entire light of the moon is seen.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the lunar cycle?
The time it takes for the Moon to rotate on its axis
A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 27.3 days
The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Moon
The cycle of the Moon's surface temperature
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the First Quarter Moon Phase?
When the moon is not visible from Earth.
When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see all of the illuminated part.
When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see half of the illuminated part.
When the moon has completed half of its turn around the Earth and we can see the full illuminated part.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A month gots its name because it is roughly the amount of time required for the moon to orbit the earth once and go through all its phases. How many days is that?
~7.4 days
~14.8 days
~29.5 days
~58.9 days
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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