The Moon - Earth's Satellite

What is the name of this natural satellite?

• Titan

• Ganymede

• Moon

• Pluto

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Which is the correct explaination of total lunar eclipse?

• When the moon is partly hidden by the dark shadow of the earth it is a total lunar eclipse

• When the moon is completely hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total lunar eclipse

• When the sun is completely hidden behind the moon it is a total lunar eclipse

• none of the above

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Who was the first man to go to space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Major Yuri Gagarin

• Rakesh Sharma

What is the name of this eclipse?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Mercury eclipse

• Mars eclipse

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On April 2008, India launched a remote sensing satellite. What is it known as?

• Chandrayaan1

• Apple

• Rohini

• CARTOSAT-2A

The moon is _______________ km away from the earth

• 1,56,990

• 3,84,400

• 500

• 12,23,789

What is the name of this eclipse?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Mercury eclipse

• Mars eclipse

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Why does the moon shine?

• The moon shines because it reflects the light of the earth

• The moon shines because it reflects the light of the sun

• The moon shines because it reflects the light of a solar panel

• The moon shines because it reflects the light of other planets

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When do the high tides occur?

• during first quarter and third quarter

• during new moon and crescent moon

• during full moon and gibbous moon

• during new moon and full moon

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When did the space age begin?

• 2020

• 1542

• 1957

• 1989