The document is a multiple choice question set about moon phases for grades 4-6. It contains 10 questions that test understanding of the different moon phases including new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, full moon, last quarter, waning crescent, and how the moon's appearance changes in relation to its position between the earth and sun over the course of about 29.5 days in its cycle. The questions cover identifying phases, their order in the cycle, and basic facts about how the moon reflects sunlight to be visible from earth.

1. Moon Phases Question SetGrade:4-6ScienceSubject:«date»Date:

2. 1Earth rotates on its own axis and the Moon orbits around it.True or FalseTrueFalse

3. 2Which phase comes immediately after a full moon?Multiple choiceAWaxing gibbousBWaning gibbousCFirst quarterDThird quarter

4. 3Which of the following phases comes immediately after the new moon?Multiple choiceAWaxing gibbousBWaxing crescentCFull moonDWaning gibbous

5. 4Which phase immediately follows the first quarter?Multiple choiceAWaxing gibbousBWaning crescentCWaxing crescentDWaning gibbous

6. 5In which of the following phases is the Moon hardest to see?Multiple choiceAFull moonBNew moonCLast quarterDNew quarter

7. 6When Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon the phase is... Multiple choiceAFull moonBNew moonCThird quarter DFirst quarter

8. 7In which phase does the Moon look like a semicircle?Multiple choiceANew moonBLast quarterCWaning crescentDWaxing gibbous

9. 8Approximately how many days after a new moon do we experience a full moon?Multiple choiceA15 B30 C10 D20

10. 9Which phase of the moon comes between waxing and waning gibbous?Multiple choiceAFull MoonBThird quarterCFirst quarter DNew Moon

11. 10The Moon reflects light from the Sun.True or FalseTrueFalse