Phases of the Moon

Grade 6 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   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?

   • Third quarter
   • Full moon
   • Waning gibbous
   • Waxing gibbous
2. 2.

   “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?

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

3. Read this first

   Use this

   Orbit diagram, top view from above the North Pole, not to scale.

4. 3.

   Kira reads the orbit diagram. Which phase does someone on Earth see when the Moon is at position B?

   • Waxing crescent
   • Waning crescent
   • Waning gibbous
   • First quarter
5. 4.

   Luz checks position F on the orbit diagram. Which phase does someone on Earth see when the Moon is there?

   • Third quarter
   • Waxing gibbous
   • Waning crescent
   • Waning gibbous
6. 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 A, with the Moon between Earth and the Sun
   • Position E, with Earth between the Sun and the Moon
7. 6.

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

   • New moon
   • Full moon
   • Waning gibbous
   • First quarter
8. 7.

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

   • Waxing crescent
   • Full moon
   • Third quarter
   • New moon
9. 8.

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

   • Waxing crescent
   • Waxing gibbous
   • Waning gibbous
   • Full moon
10. 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
11. 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