Science 8 Moon Quiz

The moon ________ the earth

• rotates

• orbits

• sun

It takes ________________ to see all the phases of the moon.

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 1 week

__________ are caused because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and Moon.

• Rain

• Tides

• Hurricanes

The moon has _____ atmosphere.

• hot

• big

• no

The moon has __________ weather.

• crazy

• no

• frequent

The moon's surface is covered in _________, mostly caused by asteroids, comets and meteorites.

• water

• craters

• grass

The moon is _________ miles from Earth.

• 230,000

• 200

• 45,000

What side of the Moon faces Earth?

• near side

• far side

The order of the lunar eclipse is...

• Sun-Earth-Moon

• Moon-Earth-Sun

• Earth-Moon-Earth

• Sun-Moon-Sun

What is the Moon's gravity in proportion to Earth's gravity?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/3