Solar System

The moon rotates around the ________.

• sun

• Earth

• the planets

How long does it take the moon to go around the Earth?

• 29 days

• 1 year

• 26 days

What helps us see the phases of the moon?

• Sun

• Stars

• Earth

Is the moon _________ than the Earth?

• smaller

• larger

How far away is the moon from Earth?

• 200 miles

• 110 miles

• 239,000 miles

How old is the moon?

• 4,000 years

• 4.5 billion years

• 500 miles

What is the moon made up of?

• sponges

• rock

• water

The moon was first studied with a telescope in ______.

• 2020

• 1989

• 1609

What is the Solar System?

• the planets

• the sun

• the sun, planets, and all the other objects that orbit the sun

Which planet is the closest to our sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars