The Moon

Question 1

Fill in the blanks:

The moon is made of ______

The moon is covered in ______ and broken _____

Answer 1

The moon is made of ROCK

The moon is covered in DUST and broken ROCK

Question 2

Can you grow things on the moon? Why or why not?

Answer 2

No. There is no proper soil on the moon, air or water

Question 3

The moon has large dents in it called_____

Answer 3

Craters

Question 4

What shape is the moon?

Answer 4

Round, like a ball

Question 5

True or False:

There are no rivers, no oceans, and no rain that ever falls on the moon

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

Give three reasons why living things can not survive on the moon.

Answer 6

1. No air
2. No water
3. No soil
4. Not adequate heat for life

Question 7

Put these things in order of smallest to biggest based on size:
Sun, moon, earth, Jupiter

Answer 7

moon, earth, Jupiter, Sun

Question 8

Which is closer to the earth- the Sun or the moon?

Answer 8

The moon is the nearest body in space to the Earth

Question 9

What is the changing patter of sunlight on the moon called?

Answer 9

The phases of the moon

Question 10

Complete the sentence with the correct word:

We can only see the part of the Moon which is lit by moonlight/sunlight.

Answer 10

Sunlight

The moon does not make it’s own light

Question 11

When we see a crescent moon, why do we only see the crescent?

Answer 11

The crescent is the part of the moon that the light is currently shining on it. Because the moon is round, the sunlight can not light all of it all the time.

Question 12

Why are there phases of the moon? or why do we not see a fully lit moon all the time?

Answer 12

Because the moon is rotating and different parts of the moon are illuminated at different times of the month.

Question 13

In a crescent moon, where is the rest of the moon that we can ‘t see?

Answer 13

It is still there. It is just in the dark because the sun is not illuminating that part of the sun

Question 14

True or False:

There might be some frozen water on the moon.

Answer 14

True!

While there is not liquid water on the moon that can help support life, scientists think there may be some frozen water in the very deep dark cracks of the moon.

Question 15

What are the different phases of the moon called and what is the order over a 30 day period?

Answer 15

new moon
waxing crescent
first quarter
waxing gibbous
full moon
waning gibbous
waning quarter
waning crescent
new moon

Question 16

What do we see in the sky when it is a new moon?

Answer 16

Nothing. It is dark because the sun is not illuniating that side of the moon

Question 17

The phases always appear in the same order and the pattern repeats itself every……

Answer 17

29 1/2 days

Question 18

If it is a full moon today, when will it be a full moon again?

Answer 18

29 1/2 days!

Question 19

What is the phase of the moon that we see after the new moon?

Answer 19

waxing crescent

Question 20

What is the phase of the moon that we see after the first quarter moon?

Answer 20

waxing Gibbous

Question 21

Why do people weigh less on the moon than on earth?

Answer 21

Because the force of gravity is less on the moon

Question 22

Which statement is completely true:
A. The moon orbits around the sun
B. The moon orbits around Earth

Answer 22

B.The moon orbits around earth

Question 23

how many days does it take for the moon to go around the earth?

Answer 23

29 1/2 days!