Draw that Phase
Moon Phase Diagrams
Eclipses
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Miscellaneous
100
Draw the New Moon phase as it appears from Earth
100
The images below are a picture of what two moon phases?
1.
1. New Moon
2. Full Moon
100
1. What lunar phase does a solar eclipse occur during?
2. What lunar phase does a lunar eclipse occur during?
1. New Moon
2. Full Moon
100
Draw and name the phase that will happen 1 week later:
Full Moon
100
Name that phase:
Full Moon
200
Draw the Full Moon phase as it appears from Earth.
200
These diagrams represents which Moon phases?
1. 
2.
1. Third Quarter 2. First Quarter
200
What type of eclipse is pictured below?
Solar Eclipse
200
Draw and name the phase that will occur 2 weeks later:
New Moon
200
Which side of the Moon is illuminated during a waxing moon? A waning moon?
Waxing = right
Waning = left
300
1. Draw the First Quarter Phase as it appears from Earth.
2. Draw the Third Quarter Phase as it appears from Earth.
300
This diagram represents which Moon phase?
Waning Crescent
300
What type of eclipse is pictured below?
Lunar Eclipse
300
Draw and name the phase that will occur 1 week later:
Waxing Gibbous
300
Approximately how long does one Lunar Cycle take?
approximately one month
400
1. Draw the Waxing Crescent Phase as it appears from Earth.
2. Draw the Waning Crescent Phase as it appears from Earth.
400
This diagram represents which Moon phase?
Waxing Gibbous
400
Why don't solar and lunar eclipses occur every month?
Solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every month because the Moon orbits the Earth on a tilt. So sometimes the Moon is too high or low, and not perfectly in line with the Earth and Sun. As a result, eclipses are rare events.
400
Name and draw the phase that will occur 3.5 days later:
Waning Crescent
400
1. What is the darker region of the Moon caused by?2. What is the illuminated region of the Moon caused by?
1. Moon's own shadow
2. Reflection of Sun's light
500
1. Draw the Waxing Gibbous Phase as it appears from Earth.
2. Draw the Waning Gibbous Phase as it appears from Earth.
500
This diagram represents which Moon phase?
Waning Gibbous
500
1. Which object is creating the shadow during a solar eclipse?
2. Which object is creating the shadow during a lunar eclipse?
1. Moon
2. Earth
500
Draw and name the phase that occurred 3.5 days earlier:
New Moon
500
1. Which type of eclipse can you only see at night?
2. Why is that?
1. Lunar Eclipse
2. During the Full Moon phase, the Moon is directly behind Earth, which means you can only see a full moon/lunar eclipse when the Earth is not facing the Sun (during the night).