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Earth's Moon

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why can we see the Moon?

a)

It reflects sunlight.

b)

It goes through phases.

c)

It produces its own light

d)

It comes out at night.

2.

What causes the Moon to revolve around Earth?

a)

Earth's gravity

b)

the Sun's gravity

c)

the Moon's lack of gravity

d)

the Moon's jet packs

3.

What caused the moon's craters?

a)

a big monster was walking on the moon and those are his footprints

b)

repeated moon landings

c)

asteroid crashes

4.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
a)
Atmosphere containing oxygen
b)
Rocky surface covered with landforms
c)
Flowing water in oceans and rivers
d)
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface
5.

What moon feature is this?

a)

highlands (mountains)

b)

crater

c)

maria

6.

What was unique about the rocks from the moon that were brought back to Earth?

a)

They were very high in iron.

b)

The were very similar to the crust of the Earth.

c)

They were very similar to the core.

d)

They had water in them.

7.

A large, flat land area composed of dark lava flows on the surface of the moon is _______

a)

Highlands

b)

Maria

c)

Rille

d)

Craters

8.

Small, tiny pebbles on the lunar surface are known as ___________________________.

a)

regolith

b)

highlands

c)

maria

d)

lowlands

9.

What are the lighter regions on the surface of the moon?

a)

atmosphere

b)

highlands

c)

lowlands

d)

craters

10.

What two features make up the lowlands?

a)

maria and regolith

b)

craters and highlands

c)

maria and craters

d)

craters and regolith

11.

What is true about the moon's atmosphere

a)

it is much less dense than Earth's atmosphere

b)

it doesn't slow asteroids down

c)

there are very few molecules in the atmosphere

d)

all of the above are true