Directions for Moon Phases Worksheet
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Label “sunlight” on the arrows on the very left of the diagram.
Draw the terminator (the line that divides the light and dark side) for the Earth and Moon.
Shade the dark side of the Earth and Moon gray.
Draw a stick figure where a person would be standing on the Earth if the moon was directly
overhead.
Write how much of the illuminated side of the moon you can see and on what side on the
diagram.
Sketch and write the name of the Moon’s phase (on the right side of the diagram).
Below the “name of phase” write what the next phase of the moon would be.
Repeat these steps for each of the moon diagrams.
page 1
MOON PHASES WORKSHEET
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
page 2
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
page 3
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
page 4
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase
What the Moon looks like
from the Earth
name of phase