Sun Earth Moon and Space Technology

The length of time it takes for the Moon to go through a complete cycle of phases is called the lunar month.

• True
• False

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If there are 31 days in the month of January and a Full Moon occurs on January 6, 2023, the next full moon will occur on:

• Jan. 31, 2023
• Feb. 10, 2023
• Jan. 21, 2023
• Feb. 5, 2023

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A waxing phase moon means that the moonlight is getting bigger until it reaches a Full Moon?

• True
• False

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The light-colored, mountainous regions of the Moon are called

• Maria
• Highlands
• Rilles
• Impact craters

A solar eclipse is when the moon casts a shadow onto the earth.

• True
• False

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The dark, smooth plains on the Moon are called

• Rilles
• Impact craters
• Maria
• Highlands

The material that falls back to the Moon’s surface after an impact blast is

• Regolith
• Ejecta
• Lava
• Feldspar

The features on the Moon formed by objects crashing into its surface are

• Rilles
• Mountain ranges
• Impact craters
• Regolith

Who was the first woman to fly into space?

• 1. Sally Ride
• 2. Valentina Tereshkova
• 3. Svetlana Savitskaya
• 4. Eileen Collins

What spacecraft was the first to land on the moon?

• 1. Apollo-11
• 2. Sirius-12
• 3. Apollo-12
• 4. Luna-9