Guess the Moon Phases

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Guess the Moon Phases

• Task While you enjoy the magnificent pictures of
  the phases of the moon, decide which phase is
  being shown and what position the moon is in its
  orbit.
• There will be one example of each type of
  question. Then you will need to number a paper
  from 1 - 14.
• Good Luck!

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What is this moon phase?

• Did you say full moon?
• That would be correct!

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Where in the Moons orbit do we experience a full
moon?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
If you said position E you would be correct!
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1 What is this moon phase?
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2 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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3 What is this moon phase?
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4 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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5 What is this moon phase?
10
6 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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7 What is this moon phase?
12
8 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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9 What is this moon phase?
14
10 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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11 What is this moon phase?
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12 Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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13 What is this moon phase?
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14Where in the Moons orbit do we experience
that phase?
C
D
B
E
A
F
H
G
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Check your answers.If you had some confusion go
back to slide number 2 to look at the moon at all
positions.
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Quiz Answers
1 Waxing Crescent 2 Position B
9 Waning Crescent 10 Position H
3 Waxing Gibbous 4Position D
11 First Quarter 12 Position C
5 Third Quarter 6 Position G
13 Waning Gibbous 14 Position F
7 New Moon 8 Position A
Hope you had fun learning the phases and orbit
positions of The Moon!