Phases of the Moon
Moon Vocab
Science Facts (fun)
Other Moons (fun)
100
How many phases of the moon are there?
8:
- new Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
-Waning Gibbous
-Last Quarter
-Waning Crescent
100
What does "waning" mean?
(Context: Moon Phases)
Decreasing in Size
100
True or False: A platypus can use electroreception
True
200
What phase of the moon is it currently or was it last?
First quarter or waxing crescent
200
What does "waxing" mean?
(Context: Science Class Unit 5)
Increasing Moon size
200
What are "lunar craters"?
(give close to the definition from NASA)
Lunar impact craters are the depressions left behind after an asteroid, meteoroid, or comet collides with the Moon.
Though craters are visible on worlds throughout the solar system, lunar craters are special because we can see them close-up, and the relative lack of erosion and other surface processes on the Moon keep them well-preserved.
300
Name this moon phase:
Waning Gibbous!
300
What is the hairiest animal in the world?
The sea otter
300
What is the largest moon in our solar system?
Ganymede
400
Why is the "first quarter" moon called that if it looks like half? 
It's a quarter of it's way through the cycle
Or
you're seeing half of a half (quarter)
400
Name an example of a satellite (what is it and what does it orbit around)
Examples include:
Earth to the sun
400
How many moons does Jupiter have?
95
(Source: Britannica, NASA, Cool Cosmos)
500
When is the next Full Moon? (double points, must get within 3 days)
Tuesday March 3rd
500
What moon phase sets and rises with the sun?
New Moon
500
What is the fear of long words called? (triple points)
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
500
What is March's Full Moon Called?
Worm Moon