Moon Phases & Eclipses
Quiz by WARD, DANA
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
15 questions
Show answers
- Q1Why does the moon look lit?moon shines on its ownglowing rocksburning gasReflects light from the sun30s
- Q2How many phases of the moon are there?4812630s
- Q3The position of the moon relative to Earth and the sun causes...cycle of the seasonsphases of the moonday and nightlength of a year30s
- Q4Which moon phase would be next in the picture...Waxing CrescentFirst QuarterFull MoonNew Moon30s
- Q5This picture shows a...lunar eclipsesolar eclipse30s
- Q6Which moon phase would be next in the picture...New MoonFirst QuarterLast (Third) QuarterFull Moon30s
- Q7The moon revolves around Earth about once every...365 days (one year)24 hours (1 day)12 years29 days (one month)30s
- Q8Which phase of the moon is the picture showing?Waxing GibbousWaning CrescentWaning GibbousWaxing Crescent30s
- Q9This picture shows a...lunar eclipsesolar eclipse30s
- Q10A lunar eclipse occurs when the...Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadowEarth passes through the shadow created by the Moon which blocks the Sun30s
- Q11A solar eclipse occurs when the...Earth passes through the shadow created by the Moon which blocks the SunMoon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow30s
- Q12The movement of one object around another is called...revolutionrotation30s
- Q13The spinning motion of a planet on its axis is called...revolutionrotation30s
- Q14Which of these takes about one year to complete?Earth to rotate on its axisthe Sun to orbit Earththe Moon to orbit EarthEarth to orbit the Sun30s
- Q15Which of these is the most responsible for the changes of the seasons on Earth?position of the moontilt of Earth on its axisdistance to Marstemperature of the Sun30s