The Moon

The moon is the star nearest the Earth.

• True
• False

The moon has less gravity than Earth because it is smaller.

• True
• False

There is ice on the moon.

• True 
• False

The sun, moon and stars revolve around the Earth.

• True
• False

Tides are caused by the moon's gravity pulling on the ocean waters.

• True
• False

Which of these physical characteristics are found on the Earth but NOT on the moon?

• mountains
• valleys
• lakes
• plains

Moon craters were formed when...

• water washed away the sandy soil
• mountains rose up in a circle
• giant trees fell over and left holes
• comets or asteroids hit the moon

Revolution is...

• an object spinning like a top
• one object tracing a path around another object
• an object moving toward and then away from an object
• none of the above

The different shapes of the moon that we see each night are called...

• months
• phases
• craters
• cycles

The moon seems to change shape because...

• we see only the part of the moon that has the sun shining on it
• the Earth causes a shadow on the moon
• the moon actually gets bigger (waxing), then smaller (waning), then bigger again
• it is made of a clay-like substance