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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's rotation period is the same as its orbital period
B) Because the Moon is flat
C) Due to the Moon's strong magnetic field
D) Because of Earth's strong gravitational pull
  • 2. What is the term for when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow, causing a darkening of the Moon?
A) Solar eclipse
B) Asteroid impact
C) Lunar eclipse
D) Galactic alignment
  • 3. At what phase does the Moon appear as a thin crescent in the early evening sky?
A) Full moon
B) Waning gibbous
C) Waxing crescent
D) First quarter
  • 4. What is the term for when the Moon is entirely illuminated as observed from Earth?
A) Third quarter
B) Full moon
C) Waning crescent
D) New moon
  • 5. Following a full moon, what phase comes next in the lunar cycle?
A) Waxing crescent
B) New moon
C) Waning gibbous
D) First quarter
  • 6. During which phase does the Moon appear as a thin sliver in the sky?
A) First quarter
B) Full moon
C) Waning crescent
D) Waxing gibbous
  • 7. What phase comes before the waxing gibbous phase?
A) First quarter
B) Waning crescent
C) Third quarter
D) New moon
  • 8. During a waxing gibbous moon phase, what fraction of the Moon's disk is illuminated?
A) Exactly half
B) Less than half
C) Fully illuminated
D) More than half, but not fully
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