What causes the phases of the Moon?
A) The Earth’s rotation
B) The Moon’s shadow
C) The Moon’s orbit around Earth
D) The Earth’s orbit around the Sun
Which phase of the Moon occurs when the entire face is illuminated?
A) New Moon
B) First Quarter
C) Full Moon
D) Last Quarter
What is the first phase of the lunar cycle?
A) Waxing Crescent
B) First Quarter
C) New Moon
D) Waning Gibbous
Which phase comes after the Full Moon?
A) Waning Gibbous
B) Waxing Crescent
C) First Quarter
D) New Moon
During which phase is the Moon not visible from Earth?
A) First Quarter
B) New Moon
C) Full Moon
D) Waxing Crescent
Which phase occurs when the Moon is half illuminated and increasing?
A) First Quarter
B) Last Quarter
C) Waxing Crescent
D) Waning Crescent
What is the term for the growing phases of the Moon?
A) Waning
B) Eclipse
C) Waxing
D) Gibbous
Which phase follows the Waxing Crescent?
A) Full Moon
B) New Moon
C) First Quarter
D) Last Quarter
What is the shape of the Moon during the Gibbous phases?
A) Fully illuminated
B) More than half but not full
C) A thin crescent
D) Completely dark
Which phase occurs before the New Moon?
A) Waxing Crescent
B) Waning Gibbous
C) Last Quarter
D) Waning Crescent
How long does a complete lunar cycle take?
A) 24 hours
B) 365 days
C) 29.5 days
D) 7 days
Which phase occurs when the right half of the Moon is visible?
A) Last Quarter
B) Full Moon
C) First Quarter
D) Waning Crescent
What is the dark, flat region on the Moon’s surface called?
A) Crater
B) Maria
C) Ridge
D) Highland
What is the primary cause of tides on Earth?
A) Sun’s gravity
B) Wind
C) Moon’s gravity
D) Earth’s rotation
What do we call a Moon that is shrinking in illumination?
A) Waxing
B) Waning
C) Crescent
D) Gibbous
Which Moon phase occurs between the Full Moon and the Last Quarter?
A) Waxing Crescent
B) Waning Gibbous
C) First Quarter
D) New Moon
Which term describes the Moon when it appears larger than a half-circle but is not full?
A) Crescent
B) Gibbous
C) New Moon
D) Quarter
What is a Supermoon?
A) A Moon that looks red
B) A Full Moon that appears larger due to its closeness to Earth
C) A Moon that appears blue
D) A Moon with extra craters
Which phase comes after the Waning Crescent?
A) Full Moon
B) First Quarter
C) New Moon
D) Waxing Crescent
What is it called when the Moon blocks the Sun’s light?
A) Lunar eclipse
B) Solar eclipse
C) Full Moon
D) Waning Crescent
What is the opposite of a New Moon?
A) First Quarter
B) Full Moon
C) Waxing Crescent
D) Waning Crescent
Which phase of the Moon happens when the left half is illuminated?
A) Waxing Crescent
B) Last Quarter
C) Full Moon
D) New Moon
What is the term for the path the Moon follows around Earth?
A) Orbit
B) Axis
C) Revolution
D) Rotation
How many primary Moon phases are there?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Which Moon phase is visible during a lunar eclipse?
A) New Moon
B) First Quarter
C) Full Moon
D) Last Quarter
What is the faint outer shadow during an eclipse called?
A) Umbra
B) Penumbra
C) Corona
D) Orbit
What is the cause of a Blue Moon?
A) When the Moon turns blue
B) Two Full Moons in one month
C) When the Moon is closer to Earth
D) A Moon with a red tint
Which part of the Moon is always facing Earth?
A) Near side
B) Dark side
C) Far side
D) Southern Hemisphere
Which planet’s gravity influences the Moon’s orbit?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Earth
Which phase of the Moon is ideal for stargazing due to low light pollution?
A) Full Moon
B) New Moon
C) First Quarter
D) Waxing Crescent
