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Science Week Quiz - Tuesday

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
2.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
3.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
4.

Which month is the best month to view moon phases because the number of days almost matches the lunar month?

a)

February

b)

April

c)

July

d)

December

5.

Why does the moon appear to shine?

a)

Because it reflects it's on light

b)

Because it makes it's own light

c)

Because it reflects light from the sun

d)

Because it reflects light from Earth

6.

What is the moon mostly made of?

a)

Green Cheese

b)

Hot gases

c)

Lava

d)

Rock

7.

Which phase below is NOT a phase of the moon?

a)

New Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Old Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

8.

As the moon continues it's journey around the Earth, the portion we see will begin to grow smaller or ___________?

a)

Wane

b)

Grow

c)

Stay the same

d)

Wax

9.

A satellite is defined as something that orbits a planet. How many NATURAL satellite(s) does Earth have?

a)

Five

b)

Sixteen

c)

One

d)

Three

10.
Tides are caused by ___________
a)
wind
b)
gravitational pull of moon
c)
waves gravitation toward land
d)
rain
11.
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?
a)
The Sun revolves around the Earth
b)
The Earth rotates around the Sun
c)
The Earth revolves around the Sun
d)
The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun 
12.
What is a lunar month?
a)
The time from one new moon to the next new moon.  
b)
The time from one full moon to the next full moon. 
c)
The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth.
d)
The month of October .
13.

In Stephenie Meyer's novel "New Moon", what does Bella want for her birthday?

a)

Edward to turn her into a werewolf

b)

Edward to turn her into a fairy

c)

Edward to be a vampire

d)

Edward to turn her into a vampire

14.

The mission that was the first to land on the moon was called....

a)

Surveyor 1

b)

Luna 22

c)

Pioneer 2

d)

Apollo 13

e)

Apollo 11

15.

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

a)

July 20, 1959

b)

July 20, 1969

c)

July 20, 1979

d)

July 20, 1989

16.

The commander of the first mission to the moon was the first to make a footprint on the lunar soil. His famous quote was...

a)

"One small step for man, one leap for mankind"

b)

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

c)

"One small leap for man, one big leap for mankind"

d)

"That's a small step for man and a giant leap for humankind"

17.

The first person to step on the moon was....

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

18.

For the first moon landing, the "_____________" was chosen as a landing site because it is flat and relatively free of large craters.

a)

Sea of Tranquility

b)

Sea of Peace

c)

Sea of Isolation

d)

Sea of the Moon

19.

For the first moon landing, the astronauts were on the moon for about _________ hours.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

15

d)

24

20.

The moon's average temperature is_______

a)

218 degrees celsius

b)

308 degrees celsius

c)

107 degrees celsius

d)

207 degrees celsius