The Moon

What was the name of the first person to walk on the Moon?

Read the section entitled The Moon's Path Around Earth. Find and copy the word that is closest in meaning to ‘flattened’.

How is the Moon different to Earth? Give two examples.

Which section of the text do you think is the most important? Give reasons for your answer.

How would you have felt if you were the first person to walk on the Moon? Give reasons for your answer.

Underline one word in the quotation below that suggests that the heat on the moon is extreme.

Read the paragraph titled The Moon's Surface. Find and copy the word which tells us that it is impossible to live on the Moon.

What was the name of the first mission that successfully landed on the moon?

What effect does the Moon have on the sea?

Compare the surface of the moon to the surface of Earth using evidence from the text.