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Earth's Moon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The moon's gravity is much stronger than Earth's gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Was the first scientist to observe features on the moon.

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Einstein

d)

Flores

3.

Dark flat areas on the moon made from lava flows 3 to 4 billion years ago.

a)

crater

b)

mare

c)

highland

d)

mountains

4.

They were the first people to step on the moon.

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

5.

large round pits on the moon created by meteoroid impacts

a)

craters

b)

highlands

c)

mare

d)

maria

6.

Light colored surface features on the moon that were created by material that was ejected from meteoroid impacts.

a)

craters

b)

highlands

c)

mare

d)

maria

7.

Compared to other moons in the solar system the Earth's moon ranks...

a)

4th largest

b)

6th largest

c)

5th largest

d)

7th largest

8.

Compared to the size of Earth, its moon is...

a)

1/3 the size of Earth

b)

1/2 the size of Earth

c)

1/4 the size of Earth

d)

1/5 the size of Earth

9.

What layer of Earth is the moons density most comparable to?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

lithosphere

d)

outer core

10.

True or False: The moon does not have layers (core, mantle, crust).

a)

False

b)

True

11.

True or False: The coldest temperature on the moon is comparable to the coldest temperature on Earth?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The moon's atmosphere is most similar to which layer of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesophere

c)

exosphere

d)

stratosphere

13.

True or False: The moon contains liquid water

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The age of the moon is about...

a)

4.5 billion years old

b)

3.5 billion years old

c)

2.5 billion years old

d)

5.5 billion years old

15.

True or False: The Collision Impact theory states that the moon formed separately from the Earth, and the gravity of Earth held the moon in its current orbit.

a)

False

b)

True