Phases of the Moon Quiz 2021
Quiz by Tara Huang
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- Q1How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?12 hoursabout 30 daysone dayone year30s
- Q2The moon does not give off its own light - it reflects light from the sun.TrueFalse30s
- Q3If you see a new moon on April 17th, when is the next time you'll see a new moon?June 17thMay 16thMay 1stApril 30th30s
- Q4If the moon is showing light on the right, it is:newwaningfullwaxing30s
- Q5This moon is:waxing gibbousthird quarternew moonfirst quarter30s
- Q6This is:new moonfull moonthird quarterwaxing crescent30s
- Q7This moon is:third quarterwaxing gibbousfirst quarterwaning gibbous30s
- Q8This moon is:new moonwaning gibbousfull moonwaxing crescent30s
- Q9This moon is:first quarterwaxing gibbouswaning gibbousfull moon30s
- Q10This moon is:waning gibbouswaning crescentwaxing crescentthird quarter30s
- Q11This moon is:waning crescentfull moonwaning gibbouswaxing crescent30s
- Q12This moon is:waning gibbouswaxing crescentthird quarterwaxing gibbous30s
- Q13Which moon phase occurs BETWEEN a new moon and first quarter moon?waxing crescentwaning crescentfull moonwaxing gibbous30s
- Q14The moon appears to change shape because the amount of sunlight reflected off it changes as the moon orbits around earth.FalseTrue30s
- Q15Which phase occurs BETWEEN a waxing gibbous and a waning gibbous?first quarterwaxing crescentnew moonfull moon30s
