Science 5 Moon Phases

The moon is not a planet but a ______.

• Star

• Comet

• Satellite

• Asteroid

A satellite is an object that ______.

• Stays in one position in space

• Orbits a planet

• Produces its own light

• Moves randomly in space

The only natural satellite of Earth is the ______.

• Sun

• Mars

• Moon

• Venus

Why does the moon appear to change shape over time?

• It moves closer to the sun

• The Earth's shadow covers it completely

• The illuminated part of the moon shifts as it orbits Earth

• The moon's size actually changes

The changes in the moon’s appearance as seen from Earth are called ______.

• Moon cycles

• Phases of the moon

• Moon waves

• Lunar eclipses

When the phase of the moon is full moon or new moon, it causes a _____ in an ocean.

• low tide

• high tide

• tsunami

• whirlpool

The first person to step on the Moon on July 21, 1969, was ____.

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Michael Collins

The moon is considered as the _______ of the Earth.

• satellite

• star

• planet

• asteroid

The moon completes one full revolution around the Earth every ____.

• 30 days

• 365 days

• 27 days and 7 hours

• 15 days

The moon does not have its own ____.

• gravity

• atmosphere

• light

• rotation