Moon Quiz

Why does the moon appear to shine?

• Because it reflects sunlight.

• Because it reflects light from Earth.

• Because it makes its own light.

• Because it reflects light from the stars

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How long does it take the moon to make a complete revolution around the earth?

• 365 days

• One day

• Seven days

• 27 days

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What might happen if sunlight didn't strike the moon at different angles?

• The tides would not exist

• We wouldn't be able to see the moon

• The moon would not go through phases

• There would be no eclipse

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What can you infer about the moon from the information presented in the movie?

• It is the closest heavenly body to the earth

• It is slightly closer than Mars, and slightly more distant than Venus

• It is farther away than a few of the planets

• It is slightly more distant than the sun

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What can you conclude about the dark patches on the moon's surface?

• They are high plateaus

• They are in deep craters

• They are tall mountains

• They are sunken plains, or seas

How did the moon form? Choose the best answer.

• A large chunk of rock was captured by earth's gravity

• A rogue planet smashed into the earth

• It formed out of the same material the earth did

• No one knows for sure

If you wanted to find iron and sulfur on the Moon, where would you look?

• Inside the moon's craters

• In the maria, or seas

• Inside the moon's core

• On top of the moon's mountains

What is the moon mostly made out of?

• Igneous rock

• Liquid magma

• Dried out soil

• Sedimentary rock

Which of the following is a true statement about the moon?

• It is the biggest moon in the solar system

• It is the biggest moon relative to the size of its mother planet

• Liquid water has been found there

• Humans first set foot there in 1973