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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) Galactic alignment
B) Lunar eclipse
C) Solar eclipse
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) First quarter
D) Full moon
  • 4. What is the term for when the Moon is entirely illuminated as observed from Earth?
A) Waning crescent
B) Third quarter
C) New moon
D) Full moon
  • 5. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) First quarter
B) Waxing crescent
C) Waning gibbous
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) First quarter
D) Full moon
  • 7. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) New moon
B) Waning crescent
C) First quarter
D) Third quarter
  • 8. 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) Exactly half
D) Fully illuminated
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