Earth Moon and Sun

Which of these things is true about the Moon?

• The Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

• The Moon is always in the same position in Earth’s sky.

• The Moon is always moving in many changing patterns around Earth.

• The Moon is always moving back and forth across Earth’s sky.

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The Moon does not make its own light. The sun illuminates the Moon.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The sun illuminates the entire Moon so that no part of it is ever dark.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. How long will it be before she can see a full moon again?

• About one week.

• About one month.

• There is no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.

• It could be two weeks or a month, depending on what time of year it is.

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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