Our Nearest Neighbor

Our Nearest Neighbor

Our Nearest Neighbor

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Can you guess who is our nearest neighbor?

The Moon is Earth’s closest companion. It is about 239,000 miles (384,000 kilometers) away from Earth. The diameter of the moon is about 2,160 miles (3,476 kilometers). You can see

it in the sky on most nights. Sometimes it is so bright that it lights up the night. The Moon does not make its own light. The sun shines on the Moon. We see the sunlight as it reflects back to us.

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What is the MOST important idea of the article?

• Scientists think the Moon was once a part of Earth

• Moon’s gravity is much less than the gravity on Earth.

• The Moon is heavy and has gravity but no air

  or water.

• The Moon is our closest neighbor, and it affects our life on Earth.

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How does the moon have light?

• it receives the Sunlight

• It has its own light.

How Was the Moon Formed?

No one is completely sure how the Moon was formed.

However, many scientists agree on one idea. They believe that

long ago, the Earth hit another planet and a chunk of Earth broke

off. That chunk is now the Moon.

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What is the theory mentioned in the text describing of the moon's formation?

• The moon actually was a chunk of the earth.

• The moon has been always a star.

• The moon is another planet.

How Does the Moon Affect Us?

The moon actually affects many events on Earth. The Moon is very heavy. This heavy mass of rock has gravity, a force that pulls things toward its center.

Earth has gravity, too. Earth’s gravity keeps your feet on the ground. It pulls you back to the ground when you jump. The Moon’s gravity is much less than Earth’s. "You could jump much higher if you were on the Moon. But even though the Moon’s gravity is not as strong as Earth’s, it is strong enough to do other things.

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The Moon’s gravity is much less than Earth’s. "You could jump much higher if you were on the Moon.

What does the underlined part of the text mean?

• That the moon is lighter than the earth.

• That the moon is bigger than the earth.

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What is the Moon made of?

• Gas

• Cotton

• Steel

• Rock

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"You could jump much higher if you were on the Moon"

What does this sentence mean?

• That the gravity of the moon is not as strong as the Earth.

• That we could feel stronger in the moon.

The Moon’s gravity pulls on the earth. It is not strong enough to pull the earth toward it, but it is strong enough to pull the water in the oceans. That is why we have tides. As the Moon pulls on the water, oceans rise and fall. Tides are easy to see if you stand on a beach. When the tide rises, the water comes closer into shore. When it falls, the water flows away from the shore.

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What is the effect of the moon's gravity toward our planet?

• It makes the tides go up and down.

• It pulls the earth to get closer to it.

• We could jump higher on the earth.

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Definition of the tide

Tides are the ________of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.

• rises and falls

• disappearance

• water

• color

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What happens when the ties go up?

• The water of the ocean gets closer to the shore.

• House will disappear.

The Moon's Surface

The Moon's Surface

The surface of the Moon is quite harsh. It is either very cold or very hot. There is no air to breathe. There is no wind. It has no running water. There are no plants or living things there. It would not be a very comfortable place to live. Still, the Moon is our neighbor, and we want to know as much about it as we can.

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Why isn't there any living things on the moon?

• Because there is no air to breath, no water lo live.

• Because the moon is too small.

• Because there is no electricity on it.

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It would not be a very comfortable place to live.

What is the root word for the word comfortable?

• able

• comfort

• fort

• table

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The Moon actually affects many events on Earth.

The suffix -ly can mean “in a certain way.” Which answer

choice uses -ly in the same way as actually?

• family

• quietly

• jelly

• sly

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How many people first landed in the moon?

• 12

• 10

• 3

• 1

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Who was the first one to reach the moon in 1959?

• USA

• China

• India

• Russia

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What was the reason that the footprints of the astronauts couldn't be erased?

• There is no wind on the moon.

• There is no gravity.

• The moon is too soft.

The Moon Today

Several countries continue to explore the Moon-including

India, China, Japan, and the United States.As we further develop

our knowledge, we plan to haveAmericans return to the Moon by

the year 2020. In the future, scientists hope to send humans to

other planets like Mars. The Moon could be an ideal place to

launch other missions. The Moon could help us learn more about

space and other planets than we have even known before. 

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What is the project of the scientists for the future?

• launching other spacecrafts to explore not only the moon but also other planets.

• Sending people to live in the moon.

• Building hotels on the moon.

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How did the author organize the section “How Does the

Moon Affect Us?”

• by comparing the Moon to the sun

• by listing the effects the Moon has on the earth

• by describing the problems the Moon has caused

  the earth

• by explaining the order of events in which the Moon

  was formed