Moon Phase Basics
Sunlight & Reflection
Orbit & Patterns
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Does the Moon make its own light?
What is: No, it reflects light from the Sun.
100
What object provides the Moon's light?
What is: The Sun
100
How long is one Moon orbit around Earth?
What is a month (27-30days)?
100
True or False: Moon phases are Earth's shadow reflecting on the moon.
What is: False. Moon phases are the sunlight reflecting off of the moon (except for eclipses)
200
What part of the Moon is always lit?
What is: The half facing the Sun.
200
True or False: Earth's shadow causes phases
What is: False
200
Why do Moon phases repeat?
What is: Because the Moon continuously orbits the Earth
200
It is February 2rd and there is a New Moon. What Moon Phase will it be on the March 2nd.
What is: The New Moon
300
What moves - Earth, Moon, or Sun - to make the phases?
What is: The Moon moves as it orbits Earth.
300
Give 2 pieces of evidence to support this graph.
what is sun travels in straight lines, reflects the sun
moon orbits the earth, takes a month
300
True or False: Seasons affect Moon phases
False
300
It is February 1st and there is a New Moon. What Moon Phase will it be on February 8th?
What is First Quarter Moon?
400
What causes Moon's phases?
What is: The changing positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
400
Explain why the Moon looks brighter over the span of days.
What is: More of the lit side faces Earth as the Moon waxes, so it appears brighter.
400
In a phrase, connect moon, orbit, pattern and moon phase?
What is: The Moon’s orbit creates a repeating pattern of phases that we observe from Earth.
400
It is February 1st and there is a New Moon. What Moon Phase will it be on the February 22nd.
What is a Third Quarter Moon