5.8D The Moon

5.8D The Moon

Open Ended

What do you know about the moon?

Multiple Choice

The moon is-

• A star

• A planet

• The closest thing to us in space

• The farthest thing from us

Multiple Choice

The moon looks so large because-

• it is HUGE

• It is much larger than Earth

• It is very close to Earth

• It is a planet

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: The moon makes its own light

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the surface of the moon like?

• It is liquids

• It is gas

• It is rocky and dusty

• It is watery, rocky, and icy

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon lack weather?

• No moon

• No atmosphere

• It actually does have weather

• It is a gas planet

Multiple Choice

What is one way to make this model more accurate?

• Use wooden blocks instead of foam balls

• Make the sun larger than the Earth and the moon smaller

• Move the sun closer to the Earth

• Change the order of the foam balls to be moon, sun, Earth

Multiple Choice

There are oceans on the moon.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The moon and Earth both have some gravity. TRUE OR FALSE?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?

• Atmosphere containing oxygen

• Rocky surface covered with landforms & craters

• Flowing water in oceans and rivers

• Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface

Multiple Choice

Do we need the moon on Earth?

• Yes

• No