Moon Phase Review

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Moon Phase Review
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1. Which diagram best shows the arrangement of
the Earth, sun, and moon during a new moon?
A
C.
B
D.
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2. Which diagram best shows the arrangement of
the Earth, sun, and moon during a full moon?
A
C.
B
D.
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3. What type of possible eclipse and moon phase
is happening in the picture below?

1. Full Moon and Solar Eclipse
2. Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse
3. New Moon and Lunar Eclipse
4. New Moon and Solar Eclipse

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4.
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5. Why do some people say the moon looks the
same size as the sun?

• It is closer to us than the sun
• It is brighter than the sun
• It is bigger than the sun
• None of the above

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6. ____stars burn the coolest and have a low
surface temperature.

1. Purple
2. Green
3. Blue
4. Red

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7.The three types of Galaxies are Spiral,
Irregular, and Triangular.

• True
• False, Spiral, Irregular, Elliptical
• False, Spiral, Irregular, Globular
• None of the above

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8. It takes one _____for the moon to complete one
lunar cycle.

1. Year
2. Day
3. Month
4. Hour

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9. It takes one ____for the Earth to revolve
around the sun once.

• Year
• Day
• Month
• Hour

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10. It takes one ____for the Earth to spin on its
axis once.

• Year
• Day
• Month
• Hour

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11. Which picture represents the moon rotating on
its axis?
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12. The sunlit part of the moon ____when its
waxing.

• Stays the same
• Increases
• Decreases
• All of the above

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13. Starting with a Full Moon and ending with a
New Moon list the moon phases in order.

• A. Full Moon, Waning Crescent, Last Quarter,
  Waning Gibbous, New Moon
• B. Full Moon, Last Quarter, First Quarter, Waxing
  Crescent, New Moon
• C. Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter,
  Waning Crescent, New Moon
• D. Full Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, Waxing
  Gibbous, New Moon

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14. Which letter choice represents a new moon?
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15. At which location would it be winter in
Earths northern hemisphere?
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16. Earth has seasons because

• A. the temperature of the sun changes
• B. Earth rotates on its axis
• C. Earths axis is tilted as it moves around the
  sun
• D. the distance between Earth and the sun changes