Mission to the Moon Quiz

What causes the rise and fall of ocean water?

• The Sun's heat

• The Moon's gravity

• The wind

What is a lunar eclipse?

• When the Earth blocks the Moon's light.

• When the Moon blocks the Sun's light.

• When the Moon changes shape.

What is the Moon's impact on Earth’s tides?

• The Moon makes the tides move up and down.

• The Moon causes the tides to freeze.

• The Moon has no effect on the tides.

What is the force that causes the Moon to pull on Earth’s oceans, creating tides?

• Gravity

• Wind

• Reflection

What do we call the different shapes the Moon appears to take in the sky?

• Phases

• Tides

• Eclipses

What is the term for when the Moon appears to get smaller in the sky?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Reflection

When we see the Moon as a full circle, what phase is it?

• New Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Full Moon

What does the Moon reflect to give us light?

• The Sun's light

• Its own light

• Starlight

What was the main goal of the Apollo 11 mission?

• To land on the Moon and return to Earth.

• To explore Mars.

• To send a satellite to the Sun.

What was the first spacecraft to carry humans to the Moon?

• Artemis

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik