Worksheets6.3 The Moon
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Which of the following explain why there is no erosion on the moon? Select three
No air
No rock
No wind
No rain
Extreme temperatures
What are the large, dark, flat areas on the moon that are visible from Earth called?
Maria
Oceans
Craters
Sistere
Which of the following are two ways you would you expect the mountains on the moon to be different from those on Earth?
More rugged
Smoother
No vegetation
Larger
Vegetation
When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, he said?
‘Gee, I’m glad to be out of that cramped space capsule!’
‘That’s one big last step!’
‘That’s one more step for mankind.’
‘That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’
‘What a great achievement for man, and indeed for mankind.’
The spacecraft that landed the first humans on the moon was named:
Apollo 11.
Luna 5.
Ranger 3.
Explorer 9.
The different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth are called:
stages.
phases.
fractions.
crescents.
The time taken for the moon to orbit the Earth once is closest to:
24 hours.
14 days.
30 days.
365 days.
On which side of the moon would you expect to find more craters and mountains
the side we see from Earth
the side we don’t see
The brightest object in the night sky is:
the sun.
the moon.
Alpha Centauri.
Mars.
Which of the following is correct?
The rotation of the moon allows us to view most parts of its surface at various times
The moon does not rotate on its axis, so we see only one side of it
The moon rotates on its axis once in the time it orbits the Earth, so we always see the same side
The moon is too far from Earth to be able to distinguish which side is facing us
