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The MOON...

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when all of the Moon's surface that faces Earth is lit up?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

2.

What phase is when the moon is between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

waxing crescent

d)

waning crescent

3.

What is it called when the amount of the moon's lighted surface seen on Earth increases? (aka illumination increases)

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

gibbous

d)

eclipse

4.

What is it called when the amount of the moon's lighted surface that can be seen from earth gets smaller (illumination descreases)?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

gibbous

d)

eclipse

5.

What is it called when the moon temporarily blocks the sunlight reaching Earth?

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

earthshine

d)

terminator

6.

What is it called when Earth's shadow falls on the moon?

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

earthshine

d)

terminator

7.

What are the dark-colored, relatively flat areas on the Moon, (aka lava flooded plain)?

a)

crater

b)

maria

c)

mountain

d)

rill

8.

What are hollow areas that have circular walls on the moon?

a)

maria

b)

crater

c)

mountains

d)

rills

9.

___________ is the lighter out portion of the moon's shadow and the __________ is the darker inner shadow that the moon casts during a solar eclipse.

a)

umbra, penumbra

b)

penumbra, umbra

c)

maria, crater

d)

waxing, waning

10.

Why does the moon shine?

a)

the moon reflects sunlight

b)

the moon absorbs sunlight

c)

the moon shines its own light

d)

nuclear fusion

11.

Which phase from the following choices is the moon least visible (smallest)?

a)

waning crescent

b)

3rd quarter

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

1st quarter

12.

Which is a person more likely to see in their lifetime? Why? (pick all that apply)

a)

solar eclipse,

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

the moon casts a larger shadow on the Earth, and anyone during the day side of Earth can see it

d)

the Earth casts a larger shadow on the moon and anyone during the night side of Earth can see it

13.

Why do we only ever see one side of the moon?

a)

the moon's rotation and revolution around Earth are the same

b)

the moon's rotation is the same as Earth's rotation

c)

the moon's revolution is the same as Earth's rotation

d)

the moon's revolution is the same as Earth's revolution

14.

What direction does the moon rotate and revolve?

a)

rotate - clockwise, revolve - clockwise

b)

rotate - clockwise, revolve - counterclockwise

c)

rotate - counterclockwise, revolve - clockwise

d)

rotate - counterclockwise, revolve - counterclockwise

15.

The moon's diameter is close to the width of the ___________.

a)

US

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

North American continent

16.

Would a spacecraft need more fuel to leave Earth or the moon due to the higher escape velocity (which is based on gravity)?

a)

Earth

b)

moon

c)

same amount of fuel

17.

Which lasts longer a solar or lunar eclipse?

a)

solar

b)

lunar

c)

they last the same amount of time

18.

What is the order of the 3 celestial objects for a solar eclipse to occur?

a)

sun, earth, moon

b)

sun, moon, earth

c)

moon, sun, earth

19.

What is the order of the 3 celestial objects for a lunar eclipse to occur?

a)

sun, earth, moon

b)

sun, moon, earth

c)

moon, sun, earth

20.

What do scientists study to learn about the inside of the moon? What tool do they use? Select all that apply.

a)

moonquakes

b)

seismometer

c)

earthquake meter

d)

rock samples from drilled holes

21.

What causes craters on the moon? Select all that apply.

a)

extreme wind

b)

meteor impacts

c)

implosions

d)

radiation

22.

What theory is the idea that a Mars sized object hit the Earth and the debris flung out and collected to make the moon?

a)

fission theory

b)

accretion theory

c)

impact theory

d)

capture theory

23.

What are the reasons the atmosphere on the moon would not be possible for human life? Choose all that apply.

a)

there isn't enough oxygen

b)

no protection from solar radiation or meteor strikes

c)

the atmosphere is not thick enough to keep livable temperatures

d)

there isn't enough carbon dioxide

24.

How much gravity does the moon have compared to the Earth?

a)

1/8

b)

1/6

c)

1/3

d)

1/4

25.

A lunar eclipse is during a ____________ moon and a solar eclipse is during a ____________ moon.

a)

full, new

b)

new, full

c)

full, waxing

d)

new, waning

26.

Which theory states that the moon was orbiting the Sun before it was brought into orbit around the Earth?

a)

fission theory

b)

accretion theory

c)

impact theory

d)

capture theory

27.

Which theory is the idea that the Earth and moon formed from the same dust and gas as it was pulled together?

a)

fission theory

b)

accretion theory

c)

impact theory

d)

capture theory

28.

Which theory is the idea that the Earth was spinning so fast that a chunk flew out into space and became the moon?

a)

fission theory

b)

accretion theory

c)

impact theory

d)

capture theory

29.

____________ is the point when the moon is the farthest from the Earth in its orbit and the ______________ is the point when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit.

a)

perigee, apogee

b)

apogee, perigee

c)

aphelion, perihelion

d)

perihelion, aphelion

30.

What is it called when sunlight reflects from the Earth to the moon and back to the Earth again so we are able to see the shadowed part of the moon?

a)

earthshine

b)

moonshine

c)

sunshine

d)

helioshine

31.

What is it called when it is the full moon closest to the autumnal (fall) equinox?

a)

harvest moon

b)

blood moon

c)

hunter moon

d)

blue moon

32.

What is it called when it is the full moon after a harvest moon?

a)

clear moon

b)

blood moon

c)

hunter moon

d)

blue moon

33.

How long is a lunar cycle precisely?

a)

28 days

b)

27 days

c)

29.5 days

d)

30 days

34.

What is the line that divides the lighted and shadowed parts of the moon?

a)

terminator

b)

earthshine

c)

dividing line

d)

equator

35.

The near side of the moon has a lot of ______________, while the far side has very little but does have a lot of _____________.

a)

craters, maria

b)

maria, craters

c)

craters, mountains

d)

maria, rills

36.

A person needs to be standing in the ______________ to see a total eclipse, but only in the ______________ to see a partial eclipse.

a)

umbra, penumbra

b)

penumbra, umbra

c)

terminator, earthshine

d)

earthshine, terminator

37.

What are the pinpoints of light due to sunlight reflecting off of the craters on the moon's edge right before a total solar eclipse?

a)

solar lights

b)

Bailey beads

c)

annular eclipse

d)

halo effect

38.

What is it called when there is one last pinpoint of light visible before a total solar eclipse?

a)

Bailey beads

b)

Diamond ring effect

c)

solar lights

d)

halo effect

39.

What is it called when the moon is at its farthest point in its orbit and does not fully block out the sun during a solar eclipse?

a)

diamond ring effect

b)

Bailey beads

c)

annular eclipse

d)

solar ring

40.

What do we know about the moon according to the Bible? Select all that apply.

a)

it is the lesser light to rule the night

b)

God created it

c)

it was created by cosmic chance

d)

it is not mathmatically precise

41.

What are long, narrow valleys that start and end abruptly on the surface of the moon?

a)

mountains

b)

rills

c)

craters

d)

maria

42.

Why does the moon have a nearly perfect spherical shape?

a)

its magnetic field pulls its equator inward

b)

it revolves very slowly

c)

it is small relative to Earth

d)

it rotates very slowly

43.

Why does the moon have a very thin atmosphere?

a)

it rotates too fast

b)

it is too hot

c)

it has too little mass

d)

it has a large escape velocity

44.

How did lunar mountains appear? Choose all that apply!

a)

uplift mountains from lunar tectonic forces

b)

rims of impact basins

c)

extinct volcanoes

d)

the "seas" forcing them up

45.

What is the near side of the moon?

a)

the side we never see (facing away from Earth)

b)

the side we always see (facing towards Earth)

c)

the side facing the sun reflecting the light

d)

the side facing away from the sun in the shadows

46.

What is the far side of the moon?

a)

the side we never see (facing away from Earth)

b)

the side we always see (facing towards Earth)

c)

the side facing the sun reflecting the light

d)

the side facing away from the sun in the shadows

47.

What is the dark side of the moon?

a)

the side we never see (facing away from Earth)

b)

the side we always see (facing towards Earth)

c)

the side facing the sun reflecting the light

d)

the side facing away from the sun in the shadows

48.

What is the light side of the moon?

a)

the side we never see (facing away from Earth)

b)

the side we always see (facing towards Earth)

c)

the side facing the sun reflecting the light

d)

the side facing away from the sun in the shadows

49.

How does the sun move? Choose all that apply!

a)

it rotates very quickly

b)

it rotates fairly slowly

c)

it revolves around the center of the galaxy

d)

it moves only forward

50.

How does the Earth move? Choose all that apply!

a)

it rotates pretty quickly

b)

it rotates very slowly

c)

it revolves around the sun

d)

it moves only forward

51.

How does the moon move? Choose all that apply.

a)

it rotates fairly quickly

b)

it rotates pretty slowly

c)

it revolves around the Earth

d)

it moves only forward