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SpaceOut'22 Pre-Event

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Apollo Mission was the first one to make it to the surface of the moon?

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Apollo 9

d)

Apollo 7

2.

What phase is this?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Full moon

3.
Why is the moon bright in the night sky?
a)
The moon is made of burning gasses.
b)
The moon reflects light from the Earth.
c)
There is a source of light inside of the moon.
d)
The moon reflects light from the Sun.
4.
What year did man first step on the moon?
a)
1985
b)
2004
c)
1969
d)
1902
5.
From one full moon to the next full moon, it take _______ days. (this a lunar month)
a)
10
b)
15
c)
29.5
d)
99
6.

This image was taken by the _______________ spacecraft

a)

Luna 3

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Dear moon project

d)

Chandrayaan-2

7.

The Moon is drifting away from the Earth at the speed of

a)

4 metre per year

b)

30 kilometre per year

c)

Moon is not drifting away from the Earth

d)

5 kilometre per year

8.

The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase?

a)

Waning crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Full moon

d)

New moon

9.

Which of the following natural natural phenomenon happen in the moon

a)

Volcano

b)

Aurora

c)

Earthquake

d)

Rainbow

10.

The first direct evidence of water vapor near the Moon was obtained by the

a)

Apollo-11

b)

Chandrayaan-2

c)

Apollo 14

d)

Curisity rover

11.

How long does it take the Moon to make a revolution around the Earth?

a)

12 hours

b)

27 Earth days

c)

One year

d)

Three months

12.

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

a)

clockwise

b)

counterclockwise

c)

upwards

d)

downwards

13.
Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?
a)
The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.
b)
In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.
c)
The planets and stars are farther away.
d)
The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.
14.

Dark flat areas on the moon made from lava flows 3 to 4 billion years ago.

a)

crater

b)

mare

c)

highland

d)

mountains

15.

They were the first people to step on the moon.

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

16.

The age of the moon is about...

a)

4.5 billion years old

b)

3.5 billion years old

c)

2.5 billion years old

d)

5.5 billion years old

17.

What's The Moon's "Real" Name?

a)

Sol

b)

Luna

c)

terra

d)

Nova

18.

Astronomers think the lava fields that became the Maria (seas of the moon) were caused by:

a)

meteors that punched through the lunar surface and allowed the magma below to flow out onto the surface.

b)

magma that was pulled out by earth's gravity

c)

the moon shrank as it cooled and forces the lava out

d)

a collision between the moon and a large comet.

19.

Moon is _____________ largest satellite in our solar system

a)

Fifth

b)

Fourth

c)

Third

d)

Second

20.

Compared to the size of Earth, its moon is...

a)

1/3 the size of Earth

b)

1/2 the size of Earth

c)

1/4 the size of Earth

d)

1/5 the size of Earth