Phases of the Moon

Grade 6 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Just after sunset at the lake, Bo sees a thin sliver of Moon low in the west. The lit edge is on the right. Which phase is it?

   • Waxing crescent
   • New moon
   • First quarter
   • Waning crescent
2. 2.

   Late at night by the lake, Esme sees a Moon more than half lit, with a dark strip on the right. Which phase is it?

   • Waning gibbous
   • Full moon
   • Waxing gibbous
   • Third quarter
3. 3.

   “as seen from the Northern Hemisphere” On the last morning of the lake trip, Jun spots a thin sliver of Moon in the east before sunrise. The lit edge is on the left. Which phase is it?

   • New moon
   • Waxing crescent
   • Third quarter
   • Waning crescent
4. 4.

   Orbit diagram, top view from above the North Pole, not to scale. Kira reads the orbit diagram. Which phase does someone on Earth see when the Moon is at position B?

   • Waxing crescent
   • Waning gibbous
   • First quarter
   • Waning crescent
5. 5.

   Milo is labeling the orbit diagram for a poster. At which position is the Moon when it is full?

   • Position D, just before the far side of Earth
   • Position C, a quarter of the way around from A
   • Position E, with Earth between the Sun and the Moon
   • Position A, with the Moon between Earth and the Sun
6. 6.

   Noah's Moon journal shows a waxing gibbous Moon tonight. Which phase name comes next in the cycle?

   • First quarter
   • Waning gibbous
   • New moon
   • Full moon
7. 7.

   Pia draws a waning crescent in the Moon journal, lit on the left. Which phase name comes next in the cycle?

   • Full moon
   • Waxing crescent
   • Third quarter
   • New moon
8. 8.

   In Ren's Moon journal, Tuesday's drawing is a first quarter Moon. Which phase name comes next in the cycle?

   • Waning gibbous
   • Full moon
   • Waxing gibbous
   • Waxing crescent
9. 9.

   Zee sees a first quarter Moon on the first day of a field-trip week. About how many days until third quarter?

   • About 28 days
   • About 7 days
   • About 15 days
   • About 22 days
10. 10.

    “no other phases marked” A full moon shines on Ari's birthday party, and even the cake looks moonlit. About how long until the next full moon?

    • About 7 days
    • About 15 days
    • About 56 days
    • About 29.5 days