CHAPTER 8

1- Which sentence about the moon is true?

• The moon is smaller than the earth.

• The moon is a hollow ball.

• The moon has colonies on it.

• The moon has active volcanoes.

2- The moon rotates. What does this mean about the moon?

• It spins around a center point.

• It absorbs sunlight.

• It has different phases.

• It moves around the sun.

3- Which sentence is true?

• The moon stands still in space.

• People cannot see a new moon.

• The surface of the moon is covered with water.

• There are telescopes on the moon.

4- The moon is revolving. Which sentence describes this?

• It is moving toward the east.

• It is a new moon.

• It is moving around the earth.

• It is lighted on both sides.

5- Which of these is made when chunks of matter from space hit the moon with great force?

• a mare

• a mountain

• a phase

• a crater

6- What is the name for a smooth, flat area that is filled with hardened lava on the moon?

• a mare

• a crater

• a ray

• a saucer

7- Astronomy is the study of __________ .

• the space age

• astronauts

• objects in space

• space travel

8- What was the purpose of the Apollo project?

• to find out how the moon moves

• to land people on the moon

• to find out if there is gravity on the moon

• to measure the size of the moon

9- All the footprints the Apollo astronauts made are still on the moon. This is true because the moon has no ___________.

• wind

• dust

• gravity

• heat

10- Scientists would like to put __________ on the moon.

• forests

• craters

• maria

• telescopes