The Moon

True or False: The moon does not emit its own light.

• true

• false

The moon receives its light from_______

• the earth

• the sun

• within

The amount of light reflected off the Moon's surface is...

• quite high

• quite low

About ____ percent of the light from the Sun is reflected off the Moon.

• 100

• 75

• 50

• 12

True or False: The Moon is the brightest object in our night sky.

• true

• false

True or False: The Moon revolves around the Earth while the Earth revolves around the sun.

• true

• false

What causes the Moon to move in an orbit around Earth?

• gravitational pull from the Sun

• gravitational pull from the Earth

• gravitational pull from the Moon

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?

• 27.3 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 7 days

True or False: The moon rotates / spins on an axis.

• true

• false

The time it takes for the Moon to rotate once on its axis is ______ the time it takes for the Moon to orbit once around Earth.

• greater than

• less than

• equal to