OUR MOON

What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon?

• 150,000 km
  

• 384,000 km

• 500,000 km

• 240,000 km

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

What are the dark regions on the Moon's surface, originally thought to be seas, called?

• Craters
  

• Maria

• Highlands

• Rilles

What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow?

• Solar Eclipse
  

• Lunar Eclipse

• Tidal Shift

• New Moon

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

What is the light-colored, coarse-grained rock found in the lunar highlands called?

• Basalt
  

• Breccia

• Anorthosite

• Regolith

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

Which layer of the Moon is primarily responsible for volcanic activity in its past?

• Crust
  

• Mantle

• Core

• Surface

What is the Moon’s atmosphere primarily composed of?

• Oxygen
  

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• It lacks a significant atmosphere

How do scientists think the Moon was formed?

• Capture theory
  

• Giant impact hypothesis

• Co-formation with Earth

• Solar nebula theory