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The Moon and Its Phases
Contributed by: Foster
  • 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) Lunar eclipse
B) Solar 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) Waning gibbous
C) Full moon
D) Waxing crescent
  • 4. During a waxing gibbous moon phase, what fraction of the Moon's disk is illuminated?
A) Exactly half
B) Fully illuminated
C) More than half, but not fully
D) Less than half
  • 5. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) New moon
B) Third quarter
C) Waning crescent
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) Waxing gibbous
D) Full moon
  • 7. What is the term for when the Moon is entirely illuminated as observed from Earth?
A) Waning crescent
B) New moon
C) Third quarter
D) Full moon
  • 8. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) First quarter
B) Waxing crescent
C) New moon
D) Waning gibbous
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