Bill Nye- The Moon

What creates the light that we see from the moon?

• The moon makes its own light

• The sunlight reflects off of the moon

• The earth makes its own light and it reflects off of the moon

• Venus makes its own light and it reflects off of the moon

What do we call the moon phase where the moon is between us and the sun and we can't see it?

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Black Moon

• Full Moon

Why doesn't the earth's shadow always cover the moon during a full moon?

• The earth is smaller than the moon

• The earth's shadow DOES always cover the moon during a full moon

• The moon is larger than the earth

• The moon's orbit is tilted

Why do scientists think moon rocks and earth rocks are so similar?

• They believe the sun created both the earth and the moon at the same time

• They believe astronauts took earth rocks and placed them on the moon

• They believe a meteorite hit the earth and that material created the moon

• They believe that the moon is evolving to be more like the earth

What causes daily high and low tides?

• The pull of the moon's (and sun's) gravity

• Wind

• Earthquakes

• The pull of Jupiter's gravity

Why don't we get a solar or lunar eclipse every month?

• The moon never moves

• The moon is too far away

• The Sun is too bright

• The moon's orbit is tilted

What kind of eclipse happens when the moon casts a shadow on the earth?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Night Eclipse

• Day Eclipse

Which direction does the shadow move across the moon?

• Left to right

• Top to bottom

• Right to left

• Bottom to top

How do we know there are moonquakes?

• We can see the moon shaking from earth

• Astronauts left moonquake detectors on the moon

• The moon does not have moonquakes

• The people on the moon tell us there are moonquakes

Based on the song, what 2 words mean that the moon appears to get more bright or less bright?

• West and East

• Winter and summer

• Weeble and wobble

• Wax and wane