Patterns of the Moon

The picture below shows the pattern of the Moon’s appearance over the last month. There is a picture missing at the arrow. Which picture below shows how the Moon would appear at the arrow?

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The diagram represents a portion of the Moon phases. What would the order of the Moon phases look like next in this sequence?

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The phases of the moon go through a pattern called a cycle. Which sentence explains how the moon’s phases form a cycle?

• The moon looks like a circle from Earth.

• The moon travels in an arc across the sky.

• The moon’s shape appears to change in a pattern that repeats.

• The moon’s size appears to change as it moves across the sky.

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Kelly looks up at the moon at night. The moon appears to change shape every few nights, but the features of the moon always look the same. Why do the moon’s surface features always look the same?

• The moon’s rotation twists its features.

• All features on the moon look the same.

• Features on the moon’s surface never change.

• The same side of the moon always faces Earth.

Approximately how long does it take for the moon to complete the Lunar Cycle from New Moon to New Moon

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

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What is the Lunar Cycle?

• when the Moon revolves around the Earth causing the visible face of the moon to change

• a special vehicle for astronauts to use

• when the Moon casts a shadow on the surface of the Earth

• when the Earth casts a shadow on the surface of the Moon

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Which phase of the Moon is this?

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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When the visible face of the moon is 'growing'

• Waxing

• Waning

• Crescent

• Gibbous

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Old Moon

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Dark Moon

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When the visible face of the moon is 'shrinking'

• Waxing

• Waning

• Crescent

• Gibbous

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