SCIENCE QUIZ

which pattern of changes take place about a month to complete?

• day and night
• the seasons
• the moon's phases
• accurence at eclipses

What is the phase called when the moon is less than half illuminated but is increasing in brightness?

• ist quarter
• wanning crescent
• waxing gibbous

During which phase is the entire face of the moon illuminated and visible from Earth?

• New Moon
• FULL MOON
• THIRD QUARTER
• WAXING CRESCENT

what moon phaae would be seen when the moon is at position 1?

• New Moon
• FULL MOON
• THIRD QUARTER
• WAXING CRESCENT

What is the phase called when the moon is less than half illuminated but is increasing in brightness?

• WAXING CRESCENT
• WANNING GIBBOUS
• FULL MOON
• LAST QUARTER

What phase of the moon occurs after the new moon?

• First Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Full Moon
• Waning Crescent
• Correct

as the moon revolves around earth, the moon

• always keeps the same side facing earth
• does not rotate on its axis
• turns its entire surface toward earth
• does not reflect light

which describes the moon phase in the drawing?

• crescent moon
• new moon

what is moon phase?

• nothing important
• erosion on the moon

during the phase of the moon, the moon apperas to change the shapwe. this change in appearance is due to the moon...

• physically changing size and shape
• moving closer and then farther away from earth