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Moon

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the moon made of?

a)

rocks

b)

glass

c)

cheese

d)

sponge

2.

Why does the moon have less gravity?

a)

larger than the earth

b)

same size as the earth

c)

smaller than the earth

d)

smaller than the sun

3.

How many people have been on the moon?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

10

d)

12

4.

How does the moon stay in orbit?

a)

By rubberbands

b)

By the sun's gravity

c)

By the earth's gravity

d)

By spinning very fast

5.

Is there air on the moon?

a)

Yes, of course.

b)

Air and other elements.

c)

No

d)

There's air. But, we can't breathe it.

6.

Why could I jump higher on the moon?

a)

Because it has less gravity than the sun.

b)

Because it has less gravity than the earth.

c)

Because it has more gravity than the earth.

d)

Because the ground is soft.

7.

How big is the moon?

a)

It takes less than 1 moon to equal the diameter of the earth.

b)

It takes 60 moons to equal the diameter of the earth.

c)

It takes 4 moons to equal the diameter of the earth.

d)

It takes 10 moons to equal the diameter of the earth.

8.

How did the moon get craters?

a)

When rocks from space crashed onto the surface.

b)

Since the moon is made of cheese it has holes or craters.

c)

The craters are the homes of little animals.

d)

No one knows why the moon has craters.

9.

Is there water on the moon?

a)

No. There's no kind of water in any form.

b)

Yes, there's liquid water.

c)

Yes, scientists believe there's ice on the moon. But, there isn't any liquid water.

d)

No. There's no water. But, there's cheese!

10.

Is the moon bigger than the sun?

a)

Yes. The moon is bigger than the sun by a lot.

b)

No. The sun is about 127 times bigger than the moon.

c)

No. But, no one really knows for sure.

d)

Yes. but barely.

11.

How far away is the moon?

a)

6 km

b)

278,400 km

c)

3,844,000 km

d)

384,400 km

12.

How was the moon made?

a)

The moon was once a star that stopped burning.

b)

A large piece of the earth was broken off by a violent impact.

c)

It was made by a fire-breathing dragon!

d)

Scientists have no idea.

13.

Does the moon have sand and rocks?

a)

No, it doesn't have any sand. It only has cheese!

b)

The moon has sand, rocks, trees, and water.

c)

Yes, it does.

d)

The moon doesn't have sand. It has glass.

14.

How many times does the moon spin?

a)

1 day

b)

1 week or 7 days

c)

29 and a half days

d)

Almost 100 days

15.

What is the moon like?

a)

It's very dull. Nothing grows on the moon.

b)

It's an OK place. Some things grow on the moon.

c)

It's a very exciting place. Things grow very fast on the moon.

d)

The moon is like a jungle.

16.

How wide is the moon?

a)

Only about 100 miles wide.

b)

More than 4000 miles wide!

c)

No one really knows.

d)

2,160 miles

17.

How does the moon spin?

a)

The moon spins like a wheel. It takes more than 60 days to spin.

b)

The moon spins like a hurricane. To fast to count!

c)

The moon spins like a top. It takes 29 and a half days to spin.

d)

Scientists don't really know.

18.

How bright is the moon?

a)

How much light the moon reflects depends on where it is in orbit.

b)

The moon is very bright because it's a star like the sun.

c)

The moon is always dark like a black hole and never reflects light.

d)

Scientists really don't know.

19.

What color is the moon?

a)

Mostly yellow. It's cheese!

b)

White

c)

It has no color.

d)

Mostly gray.

20.

Why does the moon look white?

a)

Because there's white snow.

b)

Because the actual surface is white.

c)

Because the surface reflects the light from the sun.

d)

It only looks white because it's so far away. The moon is actually yellow.

21.

When does the moon come out?

a)

Always at the same time.

b)

At different times. When we see the moon it depends on where it is in it's orbit.

c)

Scientists aren't really sure.

d)

The moon comes out when the sun comes out.

22.

Can you float on the moon?

a)

Yes, You can float in the moon's water.

b)

Yes, you can float in the moon's air.

c)

Yes. If you jump hard enough you can float off the moom!

d)

No. You can bounce on the ground. But, you can't float.

23.

Is the moon a planet?

a)

Yes, because it orbits around the sun.

b)

Yes, because it has its own orbit.

c)

No. Planets orbit around a sun. The moon orbits around the earth.

d)

Scientists don't really know.

24.

Is it dark on the moon?

a)

No, it's always light everywhere on the moon.

b)

Yes, but only for about an hour.

c)

Yes. But a 'moon night' lasts for 14 and a half earth days.

d)

Yes. But a 'moon night' lasts for nearly one year.

25.

What temperature is it on the moon?

a)

It's always below freezing.

b)

During the day it's as hot as 253 degrees Fahrenheit.

c)

Minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Sometimes there's even snow!

d)

The days are actually colder than the nights.