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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's rotation period is the same as its orbital period
B) Due to the Moon's strong magnetic field
C) Because of Earth's strong gravitational pull
D) Because the Moon is flat
  • 2. What is the term for when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow, causing a darkening of the Moon?
A) Galactic alignment
B) Lunar eclipse
C) Asteroid impact
D) Solar eclipse
  • 3. At what phase does the Moon appear as a thin crescent in the early evening sky?
A) First quarter
B) Waning gibbous
C) Waxing crescent
D) Full moon
  • 4. 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
  • 5. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) Third quarter
B) Waning crescent
C) First quarter
D) New moon
  • 6. During which phase does the Moon appear as a thin sliver in the sky?
A) Waxing gibbous
B) Waning crescent
C) Full moon
D) First quarter
  • 7. What is the term for when the Moon is entirely illuminated as observed from Earth?
A) Full moon
B) New moon
C) Waning crescent
D) Third quarter
  • 8. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) New moon
B) Waxing crescent
C) Waning gibbous
D) First quarter
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