Eclipse Worksheet



The Moon’s Phases

National Curriculum:

Worksheet author: Alan Yate, formerly Head of Science at Chesterton Community College, Cambridge

1. Does the Moon make its own light ? Yes/No (Delete as applicable)

2. Fill in the missing words in these sentences :

When light bounces off something, it is __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ the light.

Two types of natural satellites in our solar system are __ __ __ __ __ __ and __ __ __ __ __.

3. There are 8 phases of the Moon. On the web page run your cursor over the numbered positions - an image of what we see from Earth appears in a box on the right. Draw this in the numbered circle below. The first one has been done for you.

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4. Now label each of the 8 diagrams with the name of that phase of the Moon.

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