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