Moon and all thing you need to know about it.

The Moon and everything you need to know about it.

How old is the moon?

 95 million years after the formation of the solar system

Why does the moon change its shape?

The Moon appears to change shape because we see different amounts of the lit part as the Moon orbits Earth.

Lunar cycle

It takes about 29.5 days for the moon to complete its cycle through the 8 phases (from New Moon to New Moon)

Full moon

when the Moon has moved in its orbit so that Earth is “between” the Moon and the Sun

MOON DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN LIGHT

SUN ENLIGHT THE MOONSUN ENLIGHT THE MOON

Fact about the Moon

• Both moon and earth are spheres.

• We can't breath on the moon because Moon has no atmosphere.

• The earth is 4 times bigger than the moon.

• Moon's surface is nearly covered by craters.

What causes the craters on the moon?

• The chunk of rocks crashes into the moon create big holes on its surface.

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Is there water on the moon?

NASA recently announced that - for the first time - we've confirmed the water molecule, H₂O, in sunlit areas of the Moon. This indicates that water is widely distributed across the lunar surface. Nov 5, 2020

Multiple Choice

In which year did the scientists find out that there was water on the moon?

• 2020

• 2012

• 2011

Multiple Choice

The moon is made of what material?

• water

• gas

• rock

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How long does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 28 days

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Can we breathe and live on the moon?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon shine?

• it has its own light

• it reflects Earth's light

• it reflects the Sun's light

Multiple Choice

The moon's surface is covered with what?

• water

• craters or holes

• salt

• plants

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How do most craters on the moon form?

• Collision with other planets
• Rapidly moving debris hit the surface
• The sun burns holes in the moon

Multiple Choice

True or false: There can be craters within craters on the moon.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

Multiple Choice

What does the moon not have?

• Craters
• Atmosphere
• Gravity
• Light

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

Multiple Choice

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

Multiple Choice

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

Multiple Choice

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

Multiple Choice

When the moon looks round, it is called a _______ moon.

• half
• crescent
• full
• craters

Multiple Choice

It takes about one ________ for the moon to orbit Earth.

• day
• month
• year 
• minute

Multiple Choice

The moon reflects light from the sun.

• True
• False