Lesson 9.6 Moon Phases

Question 1

Traci looks outside one night and sees a full moon. What are the positions of the Moon, the Sun, and Earth on this night?

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Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.

Question 2

Siobhan cut out a circle of cardboard to make a model of the Moon. What could she draw on the cardboard to represent features of the Moon?

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small circles to represent craters

Question 3

Stella tells her friend Gale that the Sun never shines on one side of the Moon and that is why people talk about "the dark side of the Moon.” What should Gale say to Stella?

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Gale should say that the far side of the Moon isn’t always dark; we just never see it from Earth.

Question 4

Study the image.

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The curve indicates the orbit of Earth caused by the Sun’s gravity.

Question 5

Which statement describes a property of the Moon?

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The same side of the Moon always faces Earth.

Question 6

Why does the Moon cycle through phases?

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The amount of the illuminated part of the Moon that we can see from Earth changes throughout the month.

Question 7

Which feature found on Earth is also found on the Moon?

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mountains

Question 8

Why do the footprints astronauts left on the Moon more than 50 years ago still look very fresh?

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There is no weather on the Moon to wash or blow them away.

Question 9

Yesterday Kinesha saw a new moon. Which phase of the Moon will she most likely see tonight?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

crescent moon

Question 10

Study the image.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

quarter moon

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