Phases of the Moon

Identify the lunar phase shown in the picture.

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

Identify the lunar phase shown in the picture.

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

The different shapes of the Moon when viewed from Earth are the_______.

• eclipses of the Moon
• craters of the Moon
• phases of the Moon
• orbits of the Moon

True or False: The Moon looks like it is getting brighter, or growing, from the left side.

• True

• False

Because of their size and the materials that make them up, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called the _____

• rocky planets
• gas giants

• dwarf planets
• terrestrial planets

Identify the lunar phase shown in the picture.

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

The Sun is at the center of the _______.

• universe
• solar system
• atmosphere
• galaxy

The Sun is a medium-sized ______

• planet
• moon
• star
• comet

Identify the lunar phase shown in the picture.

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

The Moon moves into the shadow of Earth during a/an ______

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• comet passage
• planetary alignment