Exploring Moon Phases Activity

What is used to demonstrate the moon phases in the video?

• Flashlights

• Cookies

• Stickers

• Clay models

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What does a New Moon look like in the demonstration?

• Barely visible

• Half visible

• Fully visible

• Fully shadowed

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What phase follows the New Moon?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

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During which phase is half of the moon visible?

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waning Gibbous

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What is characteristic of a Waxing Gibbous?

• Almost full but not quite

• Completely illuminated

• Completely dark

• A small sliver visible

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Which phase is demonstrated as completely illuminated?

• First Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What phase comes after the Full Moon?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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Which phase has the illuminated part on the opposite side compared to the First Quarter?

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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What does the Waning Crescent look like?

• Fully illuminated

• No visible illumination

• Shadow on the left side

• Shadow on the right side

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Which activity does the teacher suggest trying at home?

• Building a moon phase wheel

• Drawing moon phases

• Using cookies to model moon phases

• Writing a report on moon phases

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