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