Moon Phase Review

1. Which diagram best shows the arrangement of the Earth, sun, and

moon during a new moon?

A

B

C.

D.

2. Which diagram best shows the arrangement of the Earth, sun, and

moon during a full moon?

A

B

C.

D.

3. What type of possible eclipse and moon phase is happening in

the picture below?

A.Full Moon and Solar EclipseB.Full Moon and Lunar EclipseC.New Moon and Lunar EclipseD.New Moon and Solar Eclipse

4.

5. Why do some people say “the moon looks the same size as the

sun”?

A. It is closer to us than the sun

B. It is brighter than the sun

C. It is bigger than the sun

D. None of the above

6. ____stars burn the coolest and have a low surface temperature.

A. Purple

B. Green

C. Blue

D. Red

7.The three types of Galaxies are Spiral, Irregular, and Triangular.

A. True

B. False, Spiral, Irregular, Elliptical

C. False, Spiral, Irregular, Globular

D. None of the above

8. It takes one _____for the moon to complete one lunar cycle.

A. Year

B. Day

C. Month

D. Hour

9. It takes one ____for the Earth to revolve around the sun once.

A. Year

B. Day

C. Month

D. Hour

10. It takes one ____for the Earth to spin on its axis once.

A. Year

B. Day

C. Month

D. Hour

11. Which picture represents the moon rotating on its axis?

12. The sunlit part of the moon ____when its waxing.

A. Stays the same

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. All of the above

13. Starting with a Full Moon and ending with a New Moon list the

moon phases in order.

A. Full Moon, Waning Crescent, Last Quarter, Waning Gibbous, New Moon

B. Full Moon, Last Quarter, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New Moon

C. Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon

D. Full Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, New Moon

14. Which letter choice represents a new moon?

15. At which location would it be winter in Earth’s northern

hemisphere?

16. Earth has seasons because

A. the temperature of the sun changes

B. Earth rotates on its axis

C. Earth’s axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

D. the distance between Earth and the sun changes