The Moon

On May 16 2022, people in many places around the world marvelled at a lunar eclipse. The spectacle can only be admired on a full moon when.......

• The moon is between the earth and the sun

• The earth is between the moon and the sun

• The sun is between the moon and the earth

• The sun is behind the earth

Some planets have many moons. The earth has only one natural satellite. How did the moon become the earth's natural satellite?

• A celestial body brushed up against, and the matter thrown up became the moon

• The earth and the moon were formed at the same time by the big bang.

• The earth's gravitational field caught a passing meteorite

• The moon was once part of the earth.

The first creatures to fly to the moon and back were not humans. The animal astronaut that was on a soviet space probe in 1968 was...

• A dog

• Three guinea pigs

• Two turtles

• A monkey

One of Apollo 13's oxygen tanks exploded on the way to the moon . For days it was unclear whether NASA would succeed in getting the astronauts safely back to earth. The commander was James Lovell. What distinguished Lovell from other astronauts at the time. He.....

• Was the oldest astronaut in the NASA payroll

• Was the first to repair a spaceship from outside in space.

• piloted the first space shuttle

• Was the first person to fly to the moon twice.

When Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon in July 20 1969. If he had jumped for joy, how would the height of his jump compare to a jump taken on earth?

• Less high

• Same height

• Significantly higher

• Significantly lower

The moon is major influence on the earth. It not only causes the tides but it also prevents.....

• Its axis fluctuating more

• The continents shifting

• The earth changing shape

• The possibility of large tidal waves

The earth's influence on the moon is even greater. What does it do?

• Trigger earthquakes

• Keeps it in orbit

• Shields it from meteorites

• Allows it to experience day and night

During a super moon. The moon is close to the earth but does not appear larger. The moon only appears larger when when....

• It is setting at dusk

• It is at it's zenith

• sub zero temperatures prevail

• It is close to the horizon

The length of the day depends on where you are on earth. On earth, it is known to last 24 hours. How much time elapses on the moon from one sunrise to the next?

• One year

• One month

• One week

• two years

In his novel "Journey around the moon" published in 1870, Jules Verne describes something that became a reality almost a 100 years later. What was true of the novel's heroes and the real moon travellers?

• Their journey started in Florida

• Three astronauts were on board

• They landed in the Pacific

• All of the above