What are the Different Shapes of the Moon Called?

The different shapes of the Moon are called phases. The Moon goes through different phases as it goes around the Earth. These phases include New Moon, Crescent, First Quarter, Gibbous, and Full Moon. Each phase looks different in the sky!

Example: A Full Moon looks like a big bright circle, while a New Moon is hard to see because it is dark.

Fun Fact: The Moon takes about 29.5 days to go through all of its phases!

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What do you call the shape of the Moon when it looks like a thin slice?

a) Full Moon

b) Crescent Moon

c) Gibbous Moon

d) Quarter Moon

2. What phase comes after the New Moon?

a) Full Moon

b) Gibbous Moon

c) Crescent Moon

d) Last Quarter

3. Which phase of the Moon is when it looks completely round?

a) New Moon

b) Gibbous Moon

c) Full Moon

d) First Quarter

4. What does the term 'Gibbous Moon' mean?

a) When the Moon is dark

b) When the Moon is shaping like a ball

c) When more than half of the Moon is lit

d) When it is a tiny sliver of Moon

5. What does the Moon look like during the First Quarter phase?

a) Full and bright

b) Dark and not seen

c) Half of the Moon is lit

d) Just a tiny slice

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