1) How does the moon appear during the New Moon (first phase)? a) Half illuminated b) no illumination c) Fully illuminated d) a quarter illuminated 2) What is this Moon Phase called? a) New Moon b) Waning Crescent c) First quarter d) Waxing Crescent 3) What does the Waning Crescent moon phase look like? a) b) c) d) Not here. 4) Which sequence is correct? a) New moon, full moon, first quarter, third quarter b) New moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter c) first quater, third quater, full moon, new moon d) full moon, new moon, third quarter, first quarter e) They're all wrong. 5) True or False: Half of the Moon is ALWAYS illuminated. a) True b) False 6) How many days does it take for the Moon to complete all of its phases? a) 5 days b) 10.5 days c) 29.5 days d) Every two weeks 7) Typically, how many times a month do we see a full moon?  a) Once a Month b) Twice a month c) Every week d) Once every other month 8) A waxing moon is.. a) decreasing illumination b) increasing illumination on the right  c) illuminated on the left side d) decreasing illumination on the right 9) What phase is right before a New moon? a) Full Moon b) Waning Gibbous c) Waning Crescent d) Waxing Gibbous 10) The Full moon is located.. a) closet to the Sun b) between a waxing crescent and waxing gibbous c) between third quarter and new moon d) farthest from the Sun 11) A waning moon is... a) increasing illumination b) getting smaller c) illumination on the left is decreasing d) increasing illumination from right to left 12) How much of the Moon's surface is ALWAYS illuminated by the sun? a) 75% b) 25% c) 100% d) 50% 13) What does a Full moon look like? a) b) c) d) 14) Which moon phase is between third quarter and new moon? a) b) c) d) 15) Two weeks after a first quarter moon you will most likely see--- a) New moon b) Full moon c) Third quarter d) Waxing gibbous 16) When seen from earth, which moon phase is less than 50% illuminated?   a) Gibbous  b) Full c) Quarter d) Crescent

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