Moon Phases Quiz

Why is the moon considered a satellite?

• it rotates on its axis

• it orbits around a planet

• it has no atmosphere

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Which planet doesn’t have any moons?

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

Moons orbit planets while planets orbit _____.

• the sun

• galaxies

• asteroids

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The moon is around _____ the size of Earth.

• four times

• one half

• one fourth

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About how far is the moon from Earth?

• 2,389 miles

• 238,900 miles

• 2,389,000 miles

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Why did astronauts have to bring their own air with them to the moon?

• the moon doesn’t have any gravity

• the moon doesn’t have an atmosphere

• both A and B are correct

Why do astronauts weigh less on the moon than on Earth?

• the moon has less gravity than Earth

• the moon doesn’t have an atmosphere

• the moon has extremely hot daytime temperatures

It takes the moon around 27 days to orbit the Earth but only half as long to rotate once on its axis.

• true

• false

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We always see the same side of the moon from Earth.

• true

• false

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What is the difference between orbiting and rotating?

• Orbiting and rotating are the same

• Orbiting is spinning around and rotating is moving around another object

• Orbiting is moving around another object and rotating is spinning around

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