1. Moon Phases Question Set Grade: 4-6 Science Subject: «date» Date:

2. 1 Earth rotates on its own axis and the Moon orbits around it. True or False True False

3. 2 Which phase comes immediately after a full moon? Multiple choice A Waxing gibbous B Waning gibbous C First quarter D Third quarter

4. 3 Which of the following phases comes immediately after the new moon? Multiple choice A Waxing gibbous B Waxing crescent C Full moon D Waning gibbous

5. 4 Which phase immediately follows the first quarter? Multiple choice A Waxing gibbous B Waning crescent C Waxing crescent D Waning gibbous

6. 5 In which of the following phases is the Moon hardest to see? Multiple choice A Full moon B New moon C Last quarter D New quarter

7. 6 When Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon the phase is... Multiple choice A Full moon B New moon C Third quarter D First quarter

8. 7 In which phase does the Moon look like a semicircle? Multiple choice A New moon B Last quarter C Waning crescent D Waxing gibbous

9. 8 Approximately how many days after a new moon do we experience a full moon? Multiple choice A 15 B 30 C 10 D 20

10. 9 Which phase of the moon comes between waxing and waning gibbous? Multiple choice A Full Moon B Third quarter C First quarter D New Moon

11. 10 The Moon reflects light from the Sun. True or False True False