Earth/Moon/Sun System
The Phases
Moon Facts
Positions of the Moon
True or False
100

There are ___ phases of the moon

a.    12

b.    8

c.    15

d.    6


B

100
This is when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.
What is a NEW MOON?
100

The moon cycle takes ______

a. 7 days

b. 29 days

c. 6 weeks

d. 15 day

B

100
When we see 1/2 of the moon's face we call this...
What is FIRST or THIRD (LAST) QUARTER?
100

We only see one side of the moon.

T

200

When the entire side of the moon facing the Earth is now illuminated, is it called?

      A   New Moon 

B  Visible New Moon 

C   First Quarter 

D   Full Moon 


What is ROTATION.

200
The Earth, moon and sun are in a line. This is a 180 degree angle.
What is a FULL MOON?
200

When the moon is completely visible at night it is called a ____________.

a. Full moon

b. New moon

c. Crescent moon

d. Gibbous moon

D

200
When we see the entire face of the moon, we call this...
What is a FULL MOON?
200

The Moon lacks atmosphere.

T

300

The moon takes ____ days to complete one rotation

a.    19

b.    28

c.    365

d.    24


B

300
This phase occurs after a full moon but before the third quarter.
What is a WANING GIBBOUS?
300

The moon looks big because it is __________________.

a. Close to Earth

b. Far away from Earth

c. Bigger than Earth

d. Bigger than the Sun

A

300
A gibbous moon allows us to see...
What is MOST of the MOON'S FACE.
300

 The moon has 10 faces

F

400
The moon's light comes from this source.
What is the SUN?
400
This phase occurs shortly after a new moon.
What is a WAXING CRESCENT?
400

.Why do we see different phases of the moon?

a. Because the Earth’s shadow blocks the moon.

b. Because the Sun’s light shines on different parts of the moon.

c. Because the moon movies further away from Earth.

d. Because the moon runs out of power

B

400
The moon is _______________ when it is waxing.
What is growing?
400

The Earth is a sphere that orbits the moon

F

500

The length of one rotation.

What is 24 HOURS?

500
When the moon is getting smaller.
What is WANING?
500

How old is the moon?

a. Almost 150 years’ old

b. Just about 500 billion years’ old

c. Nearly 5 billion years’ old

d. A little under 50 years’ old

C

500
There are ____________ phases of the moon.
What is EIGHT PHASES?
500

FThe moon creates its own light

F

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