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- 1. Multiple Choice
About how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?
7 days
365 days
29 days
20 days
- 2. Multiple Choice
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
waning
full
waxing
new
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:new moonfull moonwaxing crescentwaxing gibbous
- 4. Multiple ChoiceApproximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?one monthtwo weeks3 days24 hours
- 5. Multiple Choice
Changes in the moon's appearance are
phases
eclipses
stages
cycle
- 6. Multiple Choice
What causes the moon's phases
Where you are standing on Earth
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
The tilt of Earth
how fast the moon is moving
- 7. Multiple Choice
As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see:
the moon appearing increasingly lighter
The amount of light the moon is receiving decreasing
the amount of light the moon gets staying constant
more light and then less light
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around Earth?23 days29 days (1 month)2 weeks (half a month)365 days (a year)
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
because the phases change
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
The moon changes positions
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?
The moons soaks up the star's light
The moon is larger than Earth
The moon is larger than stars
the moon is closer to Earth than stars
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ directionclockwisecounterclockwiseupwardsdownwards
- 12. Multiple Choice
Define Waxing
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
Completely illuminated
dark side is facing earth
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
- 13. Multiple Choice
Define Full Moon
None of moon is visible
Half moon phase is visible
Complete moon face is visible
Less Than half of moon is visible
- 14. Multiple Choice
Define New Moon
None of moon is visible from Earth
All of moon visible from Earth
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
- 15. Multiple Choice
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
Full moon
Waxing crescent
Waning Crescent
New Moon
- 16. Multiple Choice
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
New
Cresent
Gibbous
Full
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.NewCresentGibbousFull
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis image is an example ofLunar EclipseFull MoonNew MoonSolar Eclipse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.TotalUmbraPenumbra
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