OUR MOON

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Geography
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9th - 12th Grade
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Easy
Nancy Hernandez
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon?
150,000 km
384,000 km
500,000 km
240,000 km
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the Moon’s phase when none of its surface is visible from Earth?
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Full Moon
First Quarter
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the dark regions on the Moon's surface, originally thought to be seas, called?
Craters
Maria
Highlands
Rilles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow?
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Tidal Shift
New Moon
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many days does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?
30 days
29.5 days
27.3 days
365 days
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the light-colored, coarse-grained rock found in the lunar highlands called?
Basalt
Breccia
Anorthosite
Regolith
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of the Moon’s phases?
Earth's shadow
The Sun’s distance from the Moon
The The Moon’s orbit around Earth
Variations in sunlight intensity
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