Moon Phases Trivia Quiz - Free Geography Quiz with Answers

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Test your knowledge of the moon and its phases with this fun and informative trivia quiz. The quiz features 15 questions about the moon, including its composition, phases, and phenomena like lunar eclipses and supermoons. Each question has four multiple-choice answers, with the correct answer provided after each question. This quiz is perfect for students who want to learn more about our closest celestial neighbor and the beautiful phases it goes through every month.

Question 1:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it appears as a complete circle?

A) Waxing gibbous

B) Full moon

C) Waning crescent

D) New moon

1 b

Question 2:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it appears as a thin crescent in the sky?

A) First quarter

B) Waxing crescent

C) Full moon

D) Third quarter

1 b

Question 3:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it is between the full moon and the last quarter?

A) Waxing gibbous

B) Third quarter

C) Waning gibbous

D) New moon

1 b

Question 4:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it is between the new moon and the first quarter?

A) Waxing crescent

B) Full moon

C) Waning crescent

D) Third quarter

1 b

Question 5:

How long does it take for the moon to complete one cycle of its phases?

A) 28 days

B) 30 days

C) 31 days

D) 365 days

1 b

Question 6:

What is the name of the dark, flat areas on the moon's surface that were formed by ancient volcanic eruptions?

A) Craters

B) Rilles

C) Mare

D) Highlands

1 b

Question 7:

What is the name of the large impact crater on the moon that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye?

A) Tycho

B) Copernicus

C) Kepler

D) Aristarchus

1 b

Question 8:

What is the name of the phenomenon when the moon appears reddish in color during a total lunar eclipse?

A) Lunar opposition

B) Lunar conjunction

C) Lunar eclipse

D) Blood moon

1 b

Question 9:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it is between the last quarter and the new moon?

A) Waxing crescent

B) Full moon

C) Waning crescent

D) Third quarter

1 b

Question 10:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when only a small sliver of the moon is visible in the sky?

A) Full moon

B) Waning gibbous

C) New moon

D) First quarter

1 b

Question 11:

What is the name of the imaginary line that separates the illuminated and dark portions of the moon?

A) Equator

B) Tropic of Cancer

C) Tropic of Capricorn

D) Terminator

1 b

Question 12:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it is between the first quarter and the full moon?

A) Waxing crescent

B) Waning crescent

C) Waxing gibbous

D) Waning gibbous

1 b

Question 13:

What is the name of the phenomenon when the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky than usual?

A) Lunar opposition

B) Lunar conjunction

C) Lunar eclipse

D) Supermoon

1 b

Question 14:

What is the name of the process by which the moon's gravity causes the oceans on Earth to rise and fall?

A) Tides

B) Currents

C) Waves

D) Swells

1 b

Question 15:

What is the name of the phase of the moon when it is between the waning gibbous and the third quarter?

A) Waxing crescent

B) Full moon

C) Waning crescent

D) Third quarter

1 b