Objective – Describe changes in the appearance of the Moon during a month.
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Identifying Moon Phases Va
Complete the diagram below.
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4
2
1
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Match the phase with the position.
A. First Quarter
B. Full Moon
C. Waning Gibbous
D. Waxing Gibbous
E. Last Quarter
F. New Moon
G. Waxing Crescent
H. Waning Crescent
Objective – Describe changes in the appearance of the Moon during a month.
Identifying Moon Phases Vb
Show below are different phases of the Moon as seen by an observer in the Northern Hemisphere.
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B
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D
E
Ranking Instructions
Beginning with the last/3rd quarter phase of the Moon, rank the Moon phases show
above in the order the observer would see them over the next four weeks.
_____ 9. Moon Phase A
A. 1st
_____10. Moon Phase B
B. 2nd
_____11. Moon Phase C
C. 3rd
_____12. Moon Phase D D. 4th
_____13. Moon Phase E
E. 5th
Objective – Describe changes in the appearance of the Moon during a month.
Identifying Moon Phases Vab - Key
8 choices
5 choices
1. F
D 9. Moon Phase A
2. G
C 10. Moon Phase B
3. A
E 11. Moon Phase C
4. D
B 12. Moon Phase D
5. B
A 13. Moon Phase E
6. C
7. E
8. H
Objective – Describe changes in the appearance of the Moon during a month.
Identifying Moon Phases Vab – Scoring Guide
12-13 – 4
11 – 3.5
10 – 3
9 – 2.5
8–2
7 – 1.5
6–1
1-5 – .5
0–0