To the Moon!

Fill in the blank: ________ was the first man to step on the moon.

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Michael Collins

Earth's moon is a wonderful place. It has mountains and valleys. It has big holes called craters. There is even a little bit of ______ on the moon.

• water

• grass

• sand

• oil

The moon’s craters were made by rocks smashing into the moon. What caused the craters on the moon?

• Water

• Plants

• Rocks smashing into the moon

• Animals

About how many moons could fit inside Earth?

• About four moons could fit inside Earth.

• About ten moons could fit inside Earth.

• About one hundred moons could fit inside Earth.

• About fifty moons could fit inside Earth.

How many days does it take for the moon to go all the way around the Earth?

• About thirty days

• About seven days

• About sixty days

• About one hundred days

• About three days

The moon moves in the sky around ________.

• Earth

• Mars

• Sun

• Jupiter

Look at the image labeled 'full moon.' What phase of the moon is shown in this picture?

• Full moon

• New moon

• First quarter

• Waning crescent

As the moon moves, different parts of it are in the sunlight. When the moon looks like a big bite has been taken out of it, it is called a ________ moon.

• crescent

• full

• new

• gibbous

Look at the diagram showing the phases of the moon. Which phase is labeled when the side of the moon away from Earth is lit up?

• Full moon

• New moon

• Crescent moon

• Half moon

According to the passage, what is the surface of the moon like?

• Soft and sandy

• Hard and rocky

• Covered in water

• Full of plants