Phases of the Moon

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari sketches the Moon from the backyard after school. The right half is lit and the left half is dark. Which phase is it?

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

   “as seen from the Northern Hemisphere” Before breakfast, Bo spots the Moon in the morning sky with its left half lit. Left side lit means waning. Which waning phase is it?

   • Third quarter
   • Waning gibbous
   • New moon
   • First quarter
3. 3.

   At a backyard star party, the Moon is so bright the stars look shy. Kira sees its whole round face lit. Which phase is it?

   • First quarter
   • New moon
   • Waxing gibbous
   • Full moon
4. 4.

   Jun wonders why the full moon shines at night when the Sun is down. Where does moonlight come from?

   • Light the Moon makes during the night
   • Glowing hot rock on the Moon's surface
   • Earth's shadow lit up by the stars
   • Sunlight that bounces off the Moon
5. 5.

   Luz looks at a first quarter Moon. How much of the whole Moon is lit by the Sun right now?

   • No sunlight, since the Moon glows by itself
   • The half facing Earth, since the far side stays dark
   • A quarter of it, since Earth's shadow covers the rest
   • Half of it, the half facing the Sun
6. 6.

   “Orbit diagram, top view, not to scale” Tonight is a new moon, and Milo can't find the Moon anywhere. What is happening on the Moon's far side, the side facing away from Earth?

   • It is glowing by itself
   • It is fully lit by the Sun
   • It is hidden in Earth's shadow
   • It is dark, because sunlight cannot get there
7. 7.

   Orbit diagram, top view from above the North Pole, not to scale. Noah studies an orbit diagram for a science quiz. Which phase does someone on Earth see when the Moon is at position E?

   • Full moon: whole face lit
   • New moon: no lit face showing
   • First quarter: right half lit
   • Third quarter: left half lit
8. 8.

   Ren wants to mark the new moon on the orbit diagram. At which position is the Moon at new moon?

   • Position G, three-quarters of the way around
   • Position C, a quarter of the way around
   • Position A, between Earth and the Sun
   • Position E, on the far side of Earth
9. 9.

   Tala marks a new moon on the class calendar. Which main phase comes next, about a week later?

   • New moon again
   • First quarter
   • Third quarter
   • Full moon
10. 10.

    Esme sees a third quarter Moon on a Monday morning. Which main phase comes next, about a week later?

    • Waning crescent
    • Full moon
    • New moon
    • Third quarter again