Moon Phases Sheet

1. 1. What appears to happen to the Moon as it goes through the cycle?

• The Moon changes color

• The Moon appears to change shape

• The Moon moves closer to Earth

• The Moon disappears completely

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2. 2. Why does the moon look different at different times of the month?

• it changes its shape

• it is covered by clouds

• it reflects varying amounts of sunlight as it orbits Earth

• it moves closer and farther from Earth

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3. 3. 'Waxing' means:

• Getting smaller

• Getting bigger

• Staying the same

• Disappearing

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4. 4. 'Waning' means:

• growing larger

• becoming smaller

• staying the same

• shining brightly

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5. 5. The Moon takes ______ to cycle through all of its phases.

• about 7 days

• about 14 days

• about 29.5 days

• about 365 days

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6. 6. How many times a year do we see a full Moon?

• 6 times

• 12 times

• 24 times

• 52 times

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7. 7. In what phase can we not see the Moon from Earth? Why not?

• Full Moon, because the Moon is behind the Earth.

• New Moon, because the side facing Earth is not illuminated.

• First Quarter, because the Moon is only half visible.

• Last Quarter, because the Moon is only half visible.

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7. 8. In what position would a solar eclipse be possible?

• When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

• When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

• When the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

• When the Moon is behind the Earth

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9. 9. In what position would a lunar eclipse be possible?

• When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

• When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

• When the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

• When the Earth, Sun, and Moon form a right angle

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10. 10. If the Moon's revolution speed was twice as fast as it is now, which of the following would most likely happen?

• The length of a month would decrease

• The Moon would move farther from Earth

• The Moon would stop revolving around Earth

• The Earth's rotation would speed up

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