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The Moon and Its Phases
  • 1. Why do we only see one side of the Moon from Earth?
A) Because the Moon is flat
B) Because of Earth's strong gravitational pull
C) Due to the Moon's strong magnetic field
D) Because the Moon's rotation period is the same as its orbital period
  • 2. What is the term for when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow, causing a darkening of the Moon?
A) Asteroid impact
B) Lunar eclipse
C) Solar eclipse
D) Galactic alignment
  • 3. At what phase does the Moon appear as a thin crescent in the early evening sky?
A) Waxing crescent
B) Full moon
C) Waning gibbous
D) First quarter
  • 4. What is the term for when the Moon is entirely illuminated as observed from Earth?
A) Full moon
B) New moon
C) Third quarter
D) Waning crescent
  • 5. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) First quarter
B) Waning gibbous
C) Waxing crescent
D) New moon
  • 6. During which phase does the Moon appear as a thin sliver in the sky?
A) Full moon
B) Waxing gibbous
C) Waning crescent
D) First quarter
  • 7. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) Waning crescent
B) Third quarter
C) First quarter
D) New moon
  • 8. During a waxing gibbous moon phase, what fraction of the Moon's disk is illuminated?
A) Exactly half
B) Fully illuminated
C) Less than half
D) More than half, but not fully
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