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Satura spaquiz chapt1

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The planet closest to the Sun is:

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

2.

Mars is the ________ planet from the sun.

a)

5th

b)

4th

c)

3rd

d)

9th

3.

Our next mission program to send humans to the moon

a)

Artemis

b)

Apollo

c)

Hera

d)

Juno

4.

Resource astronauts will search for on the surface of the Moon

a)

Moon rocks

b)

Frozen water

c)

Aliens

d)

South Pole

5.

Target launch date of Artemis 3 to deliver astronauts to the Moon’s surface

a)

2022

b)

2023

c)

2024

d)

2021

6.

NASA’s new spacecraft for carrying astronauts into deep space

a)

Columbia

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Orion

7.

Number of astronauts the Orion capsule will transport

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

8.

Designated landing site of the Human Landing System on the Moon

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Moon Surface

d)

Crater

9.
The Moon does not produce it's own light. Light from the ___ reflects off the Moon's surface.
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Reflects
e)
Artemis
10.
The moon has parts that are pale grey and parts that are darker grey spots. What are the darker grey spots called?
a)

Stalactites

b)

Stalagmites

c)

Valleys

d)

Craters

e)

Mountains

11.
Select the best answer: A Supermoon…
a)
is bigger than a regular moon.
b)
seems bigger when a full Moon is up in the dark sky.
c)
seems bigger when a full Moon is near other objects.
d)
seems smaller when a full Moon is near other objects.
e)
is on the verge of exploding.
12.
A lunar day is
a)
24 hours
b)
27.3 days
c)
23.56 hours
d)
365 days
e)
709 hours
13.
A lunar month is
a)
24 hours
b)
27.3 days
c)
23.56 hours
d)
365 days
e)
709 hours
14.
It takes about 27 Earth days for the Moon to rotate once on its ____.
a)
axis
b)
plane
c)
slope
d)
pole
e)
tilt
15.
What phase is the Moon in when it looks like the front of a capital letter "D"?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
e)
New Moon
16.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
17.
What phase is the Moon in when it looks like the capital letter "C"?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
e)
New Moon
18.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Last Quarter
d)
First Quarter
19.
The shadow behind the Moon forms an arc. The darkest part, directly behind the Earth relative to the Sun, is called...
a)
Pentahelion
b)
Umbra
c)
Cambria
d)
Penumbra
e)
Penultima
20.
The shadow behind the Moon forms an arc. The lighter part of the shadow, that stretches beyond the Earth is called the ….
a)
Pentahelion
b)
Umbra
c)
Cambria
d)
Penumbra
e)
Penultima
21.
This eclipse occurs when only part of the Earth's shadow covers the Moon:
a)

A total lunar eclipse

b)

A partial lunar eclipse

c)

A penumbral lunar eclipse

d)

A Blood Moon

e)

A Solar eclipse

22.

This eclipse when the Moon is only covered by the shadow of the penumbra; it's very faint:

a)

A total lunar eclipse

b)

A partial lunar eclipse

c)

A penumbral lunar eclipse

d)

A Blood Moon

e)

A Solar eclipse

23.
This ecplise occurs when the Earth is exactly in between the Moon and the Sun:
a)

A total lunar eclipse

b)

A partial lunar eclipse

c)

A peunumbral lunar eclipse

d)

A Blood Moon

e)

A Solar eclipse

24.
Even though we can't always see it from our location, the Moon get an eclipse every month.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The Moon is moving away from the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Scientists believe the Moon was formed when an object the size of _____ crashed into the newly formed Earth.
a)
the Moon
b)
the Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
e)
the Sun
27.
The object that crashed into the Earth has been given the name:
a)
Gaia
b)
Terra
c)
Theia
d)
Thetis
e)
Gaea
28.

Which of these is a terrestrial planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

29.
Most of the rocks that form the surface of the Moon are:
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
30.
Lunar anorthosites are mainly found in:
a)
lunar Moons
b)
lunar maria
c)
lunar craters
d)
lunar terrae
e)
the Earth
31.
Lunar basalts are mainly found in:
a)
lunar Moons
b)
lunar maria
c)
lunar craters
d)
lunar terrae
e)
the Earth
32.
A new mineral was discovered by the Apollo 11 Astronauts and named after them:
a)
Armstrongian
b)
Aldrinite
c)
Armalcolite
d)
Aldstrongcollalt
e)
Collstrongalite
33.
In the 1990's, this SPACECRAFT discovered large amounts of hydrogen at the Moon's north and south pole:.
a)
Regalloon
b)
Mir
c)
Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter (LRO)
d)
Lunar Prospector
e)
LCROSS
34.
In what year did the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) send the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft to orbit the Moon?
a)
1993
b)
2001
c)
2008
d)
2009
e)
2020
35.
In what year did NASA launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that carried the LCROSS?
a)
1993
b)
2001
c)
2008
d)
2009
e)
2020
36.
The LRO and LCROSS was sent crashing down into the ____ near the south pole of the Moon.
a)
Cabeus Crater
b)
Van Serg Crater
c)
Clavius Crater
d)
Mistastin Crater
e)
Pingualuit Crater
37.
In 2020, NASA's Straospheric Observatory for Infraded Astronomy (SOFIA) detectec water molecules in the ___ ___ which proved water could be found in the sunny parts of the Moon.
a)
Cabeus Crater
b)
Van Serg Crater
c)
Clavius Crater
d)
Mistastin Crater
e)
Pingualuit Crater
38.
The Sahara desert has ___ times more water than SOFIA found on the Moon.
a)
1000
b)
100
c)
10
d)
1
e)
0.1
39.
Which of the following is NOT a way that scientists have suggested water could have formed on the Moon
a)
Water created by solar winds.
b)
Water created from Photosynthesis
c)
Water exists because of the Giant Impact Theory.
d)
Water came from asteroids of comets.
40.
SSSB stands for:
a)
small suspicious space blasters
b)
small solar spinning bodies
c)
solar system space bodies
d)
solar system spatial belt
e)
small solar system body
41.
When an SSSB hits a planet or moon, the collision creates:
a)
an erosion event
b)
an event horizon
c)
a central peak
d)
an impact crater
e)
an asteroid
42.
One of Jupiter's moons that has impact craters is named:
a)
Triton
b)
Artemis
c)
Charon
d)
Ganymede
e)
Titan
43.
The ___ is the bottom of a crater, usually below the level of surrounding ground.
a)
Rays
b)
Ejecta
c)
Rim
d)
Central Peak
e)
Floor
44.
The ___ is the top edge of a crater, formed when the ground gets pushed up during impact
a)
Rays
b)
Ejecta
c)
Rim
d)
Central Peak
e)
Floor
45.
The ___ are the bright streaks of rock material that extend away from a crater.
a)
Rays
b)
Ejecta
c)
Rim
d)
Central Peak
e)
Floor
46.
The ___ is the rock material thrown out of a crater during impact. It is thickest closest to the crater.
a)
Rays
b)
Ejecta
c)
Rim
d)
Central Peak
e)
Floor
47.
The ___ is the higher area in the center of larger craters.
a)
Rays
b)
Ejecta
c)
Rim
d)
Central Peak
e)
Floor
48.
The size and shape of a crater depends on all the following except which one?
a)
geology of the surface the object strikes
b)
opacity of the impacting object
c)
velocity of the impacting object
d)
density of the impacting object
e)
mass of the impacting object
49.
On Earth, unlike on the Moon, craters tend to disappear for all of the following reasons except:
a)
mining
b)
weathering
c)
plate tectonics
d)
erosion
e)
volcanic activity
50.
This young impact crater, found in Quebec is approximately 1.4 million years old
a)
Mistastin Crater
b)
Pingualuit Crater
c)
Sudbury Basin
d)
West Clearwater Lake
e)
Satura Crater
51.
This crater in Labrador, originally about 28km wide, happened about 36 million years ago.
a)
Mistastin Crater
b)
Pingualuit Crater
c)
Sudbury Basin
d)
West Clearwater Lake
e)
Satura Crater
52.
This Quebec crater, now filled with water, happened about 290 million years ago
a)
Mistastin Crater
b)
Pingualuit Crater
c)
Sudbury Basin
d)
West Clearwater Lake
e)
Satura Crater
53.
Canada's largest impact crater, found in Ontario, is about 62km long and 30km wide
a)
Mistastin Crater
b)
Pingualuit Crater
c)
Sudbury Basin
d)
West Clearwater Lake
e)
Satura Crater
54.
PSR stands for
a)
Perpetually Shaded Regions
b)
Partially Sunlight Regions
c)
Permanently Submerged Regions
d)
Precisely Shovelled Regolith
e)
Permanently Shadowed Regions
55.
In October 2020, along with over 20 countries, Canada signed this international agreement to pledge peaceful exploration and use of the Moon and Mars
a)
Apollo Agreement
b)
Paris Accords
c)
Moon and Mars Agreement
d)
Artemis Accords
e)
Saturna Signatore
56.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
57.
"Waning" means
a)
Growing
b)
Shrinking
58.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
59.

What is the age of the moon?

a)

38.5 billion years old

b)

4.53 billion years old

c)

235.6 billion years old

d)

273.66 billion years old

60.

What type of crater is this?

a)

simple crater

b)

complex crater

c)

flooded crater/mare formation

61.

What type of crater is this?

a)

simple crater

b)

complex crater

c)

flooded crater/mare formation

62.

What type of crater is this?

a)

simple crater

b)

complex crater

c)

flooded crater/mare formation

63.

What type of crate is this?

a)

simple crater

b)

complex crater

c)

terraced crater

d)

flooded crater/mare formation

64.

Craters are only found on the Moon.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

Is the moon hot or cold?

a)

In the morning it is hot and at night it is cold

b)

Just Hot

c)

Just Cold

d)

In the morning it is cold and at night it is hot?

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