Moon Phases Worksheet
Explore the different phases of the Moon and understand the science behind them with this Grade 6 worksheet.
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Moon Phases Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image to help you answer questions about the moon phases.
1. What is the phase of the moon when it appears completely dark from Earth?
Full Moon
New Moon
First Quarter
Last Quarter
2. Which two phases of the moon are characterized by half of the moon being illuminated?
New Moon and Full Moon
Crescent Moon and Gibbous Moon
First Quarter and Last Quarter
Waning Gibbous and Waxing Gibbous
3. The moon's phases are caused by the changing angles at which we view the sunlit part of the moon as it around the Earth.
4. When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, it is called a .
5. A moon is when more than half of the moon is illuminated, but it is not yet a full moon.
6. The moon creates its own light.
True
False
7. A waxing crescent moon is seen after a new moon and before a first quarter moon.
True
False
8. Explain why we only see one side of the moon from Earth.
9. Describe the difference between a waxing moon and a waning moon.