Phases
Rotation
Positioning
Miscellaneous
100
How many phases of the moon are there?
8 phases
100
What does the moon orbit around?
Earth
100
When the moon passes in alignment between the sun and Earth perfectly, what happens?
Solar eclipse
100
What does "waning" mean?
Shrinking or getting smaller
200
What do the following words describe? new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
Moon phases
200
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around Earth once?
28 days 4 weeks 1 month
200
Which phase of the moon does the lunar eclipse occur?
Full moon
200
What is the name of the phases of the moon when it is between the sun and Earth?
New moon
300
How much of the moon is illuminated in the gibbous phase?
More than half full
300
Why does the moon look different at different times of the month?
As the moon revolves around the earth, we see different amounts of sunlight reflecting back to us.
300
The position of the moon in relation to the sun and Earth causes what?
Moon phases
300
Describe what a waxing crescent moon looks like.
The thin part on the right is white and the large part on the left is black.
400
If the moon is in "new moon" phase, where would it be after fourteen days?
Full moon
400
How many times a year do we see a full moon?
12 times
400
How much light do we see reflected on the moon's surface when the its position is directly between the sun and Earth?
None
400
Describe the difference in appearance between the new moon and the full moon.
The new moon is completely black while the full moon is lit up.
500
Draw the phases of the moon in order.
New moon, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
500
What would happen to the full moon if the moon's revolution speed was half as fast as it is now?
We would only see the full moon once every two months.
500
During the phases of the moon, the moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the moon ________________.
Reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the sun
500
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
The moon rotates around Earth at the exact same speed as it rotates around its own axis, so that same side of the moon is constantly facing Earth.
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