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Moon Exploration and Discovery

Moon Exploration and Discovery

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Physics, Chemistry, Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Eric Friedman

Used 6+ times

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9 Slides • 23 Questions

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Moon Exploration and Discovery

by Eric Friedman

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​Artemis

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​Artemis Mission Research and Share Out

​https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/ then scroll half way down

​In a group of 2 or 3, research one of the topics.

​On a whiteboard, create a summary

  • ​Basic info

  • ​Drawing or diagram

  • ​3 interesting facts

  • ​Cost (if possible)

  • ​Other relevant info

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Multiple Choice

How far away is the moon from the Earth?

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2.5 million miles

2

250,000 miles

3

25,000 miles

4

25 million miles

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Multiple Choice

What fraction of the Earth's diameter is the moon's diameter?

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1/5

2

1/4

3

1/3

4

1/2

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​Earth moon size and distance

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Multiple Choice

How many moons are there in the solar system?

(according the the International Astronomical Union)

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43

2

78

3

95

4

123

5

146

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Multiple Choice

Earth's moon is bigger than pluto.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

What rank is Earth's moon in size compared to other moons in the solar system?

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2nd 

2

4th

3

5th

4

8th

10

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Multiple Choice

We have verified that the moon's surface has water

1

True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

We have verified that the moon's surface has liquid water

1

True

2

False

3

It's complicated

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​Water on the moon

​There is water on the moon. Definitely ice. But liquid? It's complicated.

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Zz14hQzgg

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Multiple Choice

How many spacecraft have humans launched successfully to the moon (either orbiting or landing or crashing on purpose)

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10

2

30

3

50 

4

75

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Multiple Choice

How many spacecraft are currently orbiting the moon

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0

2

1

3

2

4

3

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Multiple Choice

How many rovers are currently working on the moon?

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0

2

1

3

2

4

3

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​Current active moon thingies

​NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is orbiting the moon making observations and taking data

​China's Yutu-2 is sleeping through the lunar night and will awake when the sun comes back up

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Multiple Choice

Which country first successfully completed a lunar mission?

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USA

2

USSR

3

China

4

Japan

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Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first lunar mission launched by the USSR?

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Cosmo 1

2

Sputnik 1

3

Kaira 1

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Luna 1

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Multiple Choice

What year was Luna 1 launched?

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1948

2

1953

3

1956

4

1959

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​Luna 1

​Was launched in 1959 and flew by the moon.

​There were 24 Luna missions with the last one in 1976.

​Some of the missions were return missions.

​None had humans.

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Multiple Choice

How many astronauts have walked on the moon?

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8

2

10

3

12

4

14

5

16

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Multiple Choice

Which Apollo mission first used the Lunar Rover Vehicle?

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Apollo 1

2

Apollo 12

3

Apollo 15

4

Apollo 13

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Multiple Select

What is one reason why the Apollo 17 mission was the final Apollo mission?

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NASA learned from the FBI & CIA that President Nixon was going to resign.

2

Public support waned due to costs and the ongoing Vietnam War.

3

NASA astronauts learned that "The book of Alien" was being written which caused excessive anxiety within NASA.

4

NASA felt that they had seen all sections of the moon and there was no reason to keep going back to the moon.

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​Apollo Missions

  • From 1961 to 1972

  • ​17 missions including 6 that landed on the moon

  • ​The plan was originally to keep going back and make a permanent base but funding got cut

  • ​Humans have not left LEO since the end of Apollo

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Multiple Choice

What was the total cost of the Apollo missions in today's dollars?

(according to the Planetary Society)

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250 million

2

1.8 billion

3

100 billion

4

175 billion

5

280 billion

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Multiple Choice

What percent of the overall federal budget did the Apollo program use?

(At it's peak)

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1.8

2

2.4 

3

4.4

4

7.1

5

10.2

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Multiple Choice

What is NASA's current yearly budget?

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23 billion

2

86 billion

3

150 billion

4

236 billion

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Multiple Choice

What percent of the federal budget is NASA's budget?

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0.5 %

2

1.1 %

3

1.8 %

4

3.5 %

5

4.2 %

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Multiple Choice

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How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth? 
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30
2
29.5
3
27.5
4
27

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Multiple Choice

The moon has a side that is always dark and a side that is always light

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True

2

False

3

It depends on the season

4

It depends on the time of day

5

I

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Multiple Choice

The moon has a side that is always facing the Earth and a side that is always pointing away from the Earth

1

True

2

False

3

It depends on the season

4

It depends on the time of day

5

I

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