Discover The Moons --- NJAA YOUTH EDUCATION

What is another name for a moon?

• A moon

• A natural satellite

• A planet

• A sphere

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True or false: Our planet has a second natural satellite?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The second "moon" we have is called a quasi-moon which is an asteroid that "hitch-hiked" into our orbit named (469219) Kamo'oalewa.

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What is the definition of a moon?

• A star in the center of a solar system

• A pattern of stars in the sky

• An object traveling around a planet

• An object floating in space

Answer explanation

A moon is an object that orbits around a planet! Just like how our moon orbits Earth!

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What planet has the most moons?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

How many moons does Saturn have?

• 12

• 145

• 90

• 192

What causes the moon phases?

• F=ma

• The changing angles of the Earth's shadows with the reflected sunlight.

• The man on the moon

• The angles of the sun's shadows are reflected by the Moon's light.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is a moon that orbits Saturn?

• Titan

• Hippocamp

• Triton

• Neso

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Which moon phase shows the moon being completely dark?

• New moon

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing gibbous

• Full moon

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What moon phase shows the moon completely?

• First quarter

• Full moon

• Third quarter

• New moon

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Which is one of the ways the moons are formed?

• Gravity

• Supernova

• Nebulae