Apollo Moon Landings and Telescope Limitations

Apollo Moon Landings and Telescope Limitations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common suggestion made by people who doubt the authenticity of the Apollo moon landings?

Using high-powered telescopes to observe the lunar surface

Sending another manned mission to the moon

Interviewing astronauts who participated in the missions

Analyzing moon rocks brought back to Earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't the Hubble Telescope clearly see the artifacts left on the moon?

The artifacts have been removed from the lunar surface

The moon is too far away for any telescope to see

The artifacts are too small for its resolving power

The Hubble Telescope is not designed for lunar observation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the minimum size an object must be for the Hubble Telescope to see it?

200 meters

10 meters

50 meters

96 meters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an artifact left on the lunar surface during the Apollo landings?

The lunar lander base

A lunar rover

The American flag

A telescope

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What has the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter contributed to the moon landing discussion?

It has sent astronauts back to the moon

It has disproved the existence of moon landing artifacts

It has captured images of the Apollo landing sites

It has found new evidence of life on the moon