A Short Moon Phases Quiz!
11 Questions
| Total Attempts: 27635
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This quiz was created as an assessment tool for 3rd graders; it covers the four primary phases of the Moon and the relative position of the Moon to the Earth and Sun. So, with a concise description and an even shorter length, let's start this quiz!
Questions and Answers
- 1.Is the Moon bigger or smaller than the Earth?
- A.
Bigger
- B.
Smaller
- C.
Both the Same
- 2.When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, it is most likely a:
- A.
Full Moon
- B.
Half Moon
- C.
3rd Quarter Moon
- 3.From where Moon gets its light?
- 4.About how long does it take the Moon to complete its cycle around the Earth?
- A.
1 year
- B.
1 week
- C.
1 month
- 5.Why does the Moon have different phases?
- A.
It moves around the Earth
- B.
It moves around the Sun
- C.
It follows the Sun around the Earth
- 6.Choose the correct order of the Moon Phases.
- A.
New, Full, 1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter
- B.
New, 1st Quarter, Full, 3rd Quarter
- C.
1st, Quarter, 3rd Quarter, New, Full
- 7.During the New Moon phase, we can see light shining on the Moon.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.
- A.
New
- B.
Full
- C.
3rd Quarter
- 9.During the New Moon phase, the Moon leaves the sky for a while.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Who was Virgil "Gus" Grissom?
- A.
A famous basketball player
- B.
A scientist who discovered Moon phases
- C.
An Astronaut from Mitchell, Indiana
- 11.People from Earth have journeyed to the Moon and explored its surface.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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