Assessment
Read the description on the left and match it with the Moon phase on the right. Write the letter of
the correct answer on the blank before the number.
A
B
1. The Moon is almost directly between
A. Waning Gibbous
the Sun and Earth (start of cycle).
2. The Moon is between Full Moon and
B. Full Moon
Last quarter.
3. About a week after the new moon, you see C. New Moon
About half of the lighted side of the moon.
4. Two weeks have passed since the new Moon. D. Last Quarter Moon
We see the entire face of the Moon shining.
5. The Moon is three-quarters
E. Waning Crescent
of its way around Earth.
F. First Quarter Moon​