Multiple Choice
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About how long does it take for the Moon to go from one New Moon to the next New
Moon?
a. | 15 days | c. | 12 days | b. | 30 days | d. | 45 days |
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How much of the moon’s surface can you see during a New Moon phase?
a. | none | c. | one half | b. | one-quarter | d. | all of it |
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What is the source of the Moon’s light?
a. | the Moon produces its own light | c. | reflected
sunlight | b. | reflected Earth light | d. | the stars |
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Which is the correct order of the Moon’s phases?
a. | waxing crescent, waning crescent, first quarter | c. | full moon, new moon, first
quarter | b. | waning gibbous, last quarter, waxing gibbous | d. | waxing gibbous, full moon, waning
gibbous |
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About how long does it take the moon to complete one cycle of phases?
a. | one day | c. | one month | b. | one week | d. | 24 hours |
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How much of the lit side of the Moon can we see during a full moon?
a. | none of it | c. | most of it | b. | half of it | d. | all of it |
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Piloting a ship by moonlight would be most difficult during which phase of the
moon?
a. | first quarter moon | c. | full moon | b. | third quarter moon | d. | new moon |
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 What is this phase of the Moon? a. | 1st quarter | c. | waxing gibbous | b. | Full Moon | d. | waning gibbous |
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 About how long until a full moon once you see
this phase? a. | 2 to 4 days | c. | 7 days | b. | 10 to 14 days | d. | it was about 5 days
ago |
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How long does the length of a lunar month compare to a regular calendar
month?
a. | they are the same | c. | about 1 day shorter | b. | about 1 day longer | d. | about 3 days
longer |
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