Phases of the Moon
Grade 6 Science Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
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?
- Full moon
- Third quarter
- Waning gibbous
- Waxing gibbous
“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?
- Third quarter
- New moon
- Waning crescent
- Waxing crescent
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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?
- First quarter
- Waning gibbous
- Waxing crescent
- Waning crescent
Luz checks position F on the orbit diagram. Which phase does someone on Earth see when the Moon is there?
- Third quarter
- Waning crescent
- Waxing gibbous
- Waning gibbous
Noah's Moon journal shows a waxing gibbous Moon tonight. Which phase name comes next in the cycle?
- Waning gibbous
- First quarter
- Full moon
- New moon
Pia draws a waning crescent in the Moon journal, lit on the left. Which phase name comes next in the cycle?
- Full moon
- New moon
- Third quarter
- Waxing crescent
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
Tala circles a new moon on the wall calendar. About how many days until the next full moon?
- About 7 days
- About 15 days
- About 30 days
- About 28 days
Zee sees a first quarter Moon on the first day of a field-trip week. About how many days until third quarter?
- About 7 days
- About 28 days
- About 22 days
- About 15 days
“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 15 days
- About 56 days
- About 29.5 days
- About 7 days