Lunar Cycle

What does waning mean?

• Light appears to get BIGGER

• Light appears to get SMALLER

• LESS than half is lit

• MORE than half is lit

What does waxing mean?

• Light appears to get BIGGER

• Light appears to get SMALLER

• LESS than half is lit

• MORE than half is lit

Why doesn't the Earth block out the light between the sun and the moon during a normal month?

• the moon's orbit is tilted

• the earth is much too small to block the light from the sun

• the earth is never between the sun and moon during a normal month

Why does the moon look different each night?

• the moon orbits the earth so it is in a different spot each night

• the earth orbits the moon so it is in a different spot each night

How many moon phases are there in the lunar cycle?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

How long is a lunar cycle?

• 7.5 days

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

What does crescent mean?

• Light appears to get BIGGER

• Light appears to get SMALLER

• LESS than half is lit

• MORE than half is lit

Which moon phase is about 7.5 days after a new moon? (see image)

• First quarter

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• new moon

Which moon phase is pictured?

• full moon

• third quarter

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

Why does the diagram show that it's bright on the left half of the moon?

• Because the half of the moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun

• Because as the moon gets closer to the sun more of it is lit by the sun

• Because there is a shadow from Earth falling on half of the moon