Earth, Sun and Moon

How are the Moon and Earth different?

• The moon is a star and the Earth is a planet.

• The moon is a natural satellite and the Earth is a planet.

• The moon has an atmosphere and the Earth does not.

• The moon does not revolve and the Earth does.

Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

The following were crew members on the first moon landing mission except...

• Edwin Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

• July 20, 1959

• July 21, 1969

• July 20, 1979

• July 20, 1989

A solar eclipse occurs when:

• The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
• The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun doesn't come out during the day. 

During a lunar eclipse

• Earth's shadow covers the moon

• the sun's shadow covers the moon

• the moon covers the sun

• Earth's shadow covers the sun

What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

• the don't have anything in common

• they orbit celestial bodies

• they send information to the Earth

• the float outer space with no direction

What is a person who travels in space called?

• star gazer
• astronaut
• space man
• moon man

Special protective clothes worn by astronauts in space

• Traditional dress

• space suits

• Rubber coat

• Uniforms

Densely pitted, light-colored areas on the moon are called ____________.

• Craters

• Maria

• Highlands

• Crescents