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Mission to the Moon Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the rise and fall of ocean water?

a)

The Sun's heat

b)

The Moon's gravity

c)

The wind

2.

What is a lunar eclipse?

a)

When the Earth blocks the Moon's light.

b)

When the Moon blocks the Sun's light.

c)

When the Moon changes shape.

3.

What is the Moon's impact on Earth’s tides?

a)

The Moon makes the tides move up and down.

b)

The Moon causes the tides to freeze.

c)

The Moon has no effect on the tides.

4.

What is the force that causes the Moon to pull on Earth’s oceans, creating tides?

a)

Gravity

b)

Wind

c)

Reflection

5.

What do we call the different shapes the Moon appears to take in the sky?

a)

Phases

b)

Tides

c)

Eclipses

6.

What is the term for when the Moon appears to get smaller in the sky?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Reflection

7.

When we see the Moon as a full circle, what phase is it?

a)

New Moon

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Full Moon

8.

What does the Moon reflect to give us light?

a)

The Sun's light

b)

Its own light

c)

Starlight

9.

What was the main goal of the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

To land on the Moon and return to Earth.

b)

To explore Mars.

c)

To send a satellite to the Sun.

10.

What was the first spacecraft to carry humans to the Moon?

a)

Artemis

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Sputnik

11.

Which mission is planned to send astronauts to the Moon again, this time with new technology?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Artemis

c)

Mars Rover

12.

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

John Glenn

13.

What did the astronauts collect on the Moon during the Apollo missions?

a)

Rocks and soil samples

b)

Plants

c)

Water

14.

What is the goal of the Artemis mission?

a)

To visit the Sun

b)

To send astronauts back to the Moon and beyond

c)

To explore Mars

15.

Why is it important for astronauts to study the Moon?

a)

To learn about space and how the Moon affects Earth.

b)

To find water for drinking.

c)

To learn how to make the Moon shine.

16.

What is the path the Moon takes around Earth called?

a)

Orbit

b)

Trajectory

c)

Route

17.

What happens during a new moon?

a)

The moon is not visible from Earth.

b)

The moon is fully illuminated.

c)

The moon is visible as a crescent.