Earth and Moon Quiz

What is the average distance between the Earth and the Moon?

• 1,000,000 miles (1,609,344 kilometers)

• 100,000 miles (160,934 kilometers)

• 500,000 miles (804,672 kilometers)

• 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers)

What causes the phases of the Moon?

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the magnetic field of the Moon.

• The relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the gravitational pull of the stars.

What is the name of the first human to walk on the Moon?

• Michael Collins

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

What is the name of the natural satellite of the Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Jupiter

What is the approximate diameter of the Moon?

• 10,000 kilometers

• 3,474.8 kilometers

• 5,000 kilometers

• 1,000 kilometers

What is the name of the phenomenon when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon?

• moon shadow

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• lunar phase

What is the name of the imaginary line that connects the North and South poles of the Earth?

• Equator

• Axis

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the name of the layer of the Earth that is made up of tectonic plates?

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

What is the name of the process by which the Earth's surface is worn away by the action of water, wind, and ice?

• sublimation

• erosion

• condensation

• evaporation

What is the name of the boundary that separates the Earth's crust and the mantle?

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho)