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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 is flat
C) Because the Moon's rotation period is the same as its orbital period
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) Asteroid impact
D) Galactic alignment
  • 3. At what phase does the Moon appear as a thin crescent in the early evening sky?
A) First quarter
B) Waxing crescent
C) Full moon
D) Waning gibbous
  • 4. During a waxing gibbous moon phase, what fraction of the Moon's disk is illuminated?
A) Less than half
B) Fully illuminated
C) More than half, but not fully
D) Exactly half
  • 5. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) Third quarter
B) Waning crescent
C) New moon
D) First quarter
  • 6. During which phase does the Moon appear as a thin sliver in the sky?
A) Waning crescent
B) First quarter
C) Full moon
D) Waxing gibbous
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) New moon
B) First quarter
C) Waxing crescent
D) Waning gibbous
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