Phases Of The Moon -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on the topic “Phases Of The Moon”:

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Question 1:What causes the phases of the Moon?

(A) The Moon’s orbit around Earth
(B) The Earth’s rotation
(C) Changes in the Moon’s shape
(D) Shadows from other planets

Question 2:What is the first phase of the lunar cycle?

(A) Full Moon
(B) New Moon
(C) First Quarter
(D) Last Quarter

Question 3: What phase occurs when the entire face of the Moon is illuminated?

(A) New Moon
(B) Waxing Crescent
(C) Full Moon
(D) Waning Crescent

Question 4:What is the phase called when less than half of the Moon is visible and growing?

(A) Waning Crescent
(B) Full Moon
(C) First Quarter
(D) Waxing Crescent

Question 5:During which phase is half of the Moon visible and increasing?

(A) First Quarter
(B) New Moon
(C) Last Quarter
(D) Waning Gibbous

Question 6:What is the phase after the Full Moon, when the illuminated part begins to shrink?

(A) Waxing Crescent
(B) Waning Gibbous
(C) New Moon
(D) First Quarter

Question 7:What phase occurs when only a thin sliver of the Moon is visible before the New Moon?

(A) Full Moon
(B) Waxing Crescent
(C) Waning Crescent
(D) First Quarter

Question 8:How long does it take for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?

(A) 7 days
(B) 14 days
(C) 22 days
(D) 29.5 days

Question 9:What is the phase when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

(A) New Moon
(B) Waxing Gibbous
(C) First Quarter
(D) Full Moon

Question 10:What phase comes after the First Quarter as more of the Moon becomes visible?

(A) Waning Crescent
(B) Waxing Gibbous
(C) Full Moon
(D) Last Quarter