12 questions
When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?
Full Moon
New Moon
Half Moon
Waxing Crescent
What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?
Waxing moons
Waning moons
Crescent moons
Gibbous moons
What phase of the moon is this?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing crescent
Waning crescent
The Moon gets its light from the
It reflects the Earth's light
It reflects the other stars' light
It reflects the Sun's light
It makes its own light
About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
around 1 week
around 1 month
around 1 year
around 1 day
What phase of the moon is shown?
waning gibbous
1st quarter
waxing crescent
Waxing gibbous
How much of the Moon is always reflecting light from the Sun?
The entire moon is always illuminated
Half of the Moon is always illuminated; it's just not always facing Earth
Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the new moon
Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the full moon
What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?
New Moon
Third Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
Full Moon
What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?
Waning Crescent
First Quarter (or Waxing Half)
Third Quarter (or Waning Half)
Waxing Gibbous