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Worksheets Name

Moon Phases Class

Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 31mins Date

1.

Name the moon phase

a) waxing gibbous b) waxing crescent

c) waning crescent d) waning gibbous

2.

Name the moon phase

a) waxing crescent b) waning crescent

c) waxing gibbous d) waning gibbous

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3.

Name the moon phase

a) waning crescent b) waxing crescent

c) waning gibbous d) waxing gibbous

4.

Name the moon phase

a) waxing gibbous b) waxing crescent

c) waning crescent d) waning gibbous

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5.

Name the moon phase

a) New Moon b) Full Moon

c) First Quarter d) Last Quarter

6.

Name the moon phase

a) Last Quarter b) Full Moon

c) New Moon d) First Quarter

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7.

Name the moon phase

a) New Moon b) First Quarter

c) Last Quarter d) Full Moon

8.

Name the moon phase

a) First Quarter b) New Moon

c) Third Quarter d) Full Moon

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9.

What phase is this?

a) Waning Crescent Moon b) Waxing Gibbous Moon

c) Waxing Crescent Moon d) Waning Gibbous Moon

10. Which way does the moon revolve the Earth?

a) some times it changes direction b) counter clockwise

c) clockwise d) it doesn't revolve

11.

Waxing means...

a) moon light is losing or decreasing on the b) moon light is growing or increasing on the
left right

12. Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the
moon?

a) The Earth rotates and revolves around the b) The Earth revolves around the moon
moon

c) The moon revolves around the Earth d) The Earth rotates around the moon

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13.

What moon phase would be seen from earth at position 3?

a) New moon b) Third Quarter

c) Full moon d) First quarter

14.

Which of the following pictures shows the phase of the moon that is missing from the
drawing?

a) b)

c) d)

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15.

Which of the following best represents how the Moon would appear as seen from Earth?

a) b)

c) d)

16.

What moon phase would be seen from earth at position 4? (look closely at the numbers)

a) third quarter b) waning gibbous

c) new moon d) waxing gibbous

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17.

How long does it take to get from position A to position E?

a) 2 weeks b) 1 week

c) 3 weeks d) 4 weeks

18. As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

a) waxing b) waning

19.

If a full moon happened on March 3, the next new moon appear?

a) March 31 b) March 17

c) March 24 d) March 10

20. What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

a) The gibbous shows more than half of the b) There is no difference

bright side of the moon.

c) The crescent shows more than half of the d) The gibbous shows less than half of the
bright side of the moon. bright side of the moon.

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21.

What phase comes AFTER this phase?

a) 1st quarter b) full moon

c) 3rd quarter d) new moon

22.

A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted.

a) Full Moon b) Crescent Moon

c) New Moon d) Moon Phases

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23.

Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?

a) New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, b) waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter,
Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning waxing crescent, full moon, waning
Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning
Crescent gibbous

c) New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, d) Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous,
Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing first quarter, waxing crescent, waning
Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
Cresecent

24. About how long does it take the moon to complete one orbit around Earth?

a) 1 year b) 1 week

c) 1 month d) 1 day

25. What is illuminating the Moon?

a) Flood Lights b) Mirrors

c) Sunlight d) Nuclear Fusion

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