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