Exploring the Moon's Mysteries

What is the diameter of the Moon?

• 1,737 kilometers

• 3,474 kilometers

• 6,948 kilometers

• 10,000 kilometers

Approximately how far is the Moon from Earth?

• 150,000 kilometers

• 238,855 kilometers

• 384,400 kilometers

• 500,000 kilometers

If you could drive a car to the Moon non-stop, approximately how long would it take?

• 1 month

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 1 year

What fraction of Earth's size is the Moon's diameter?

During which phase is the Moon positioned between Earth and the Sun?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

What is the phase called when a thin crescent of the Moon becomes visible?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

Which phase of the Moon occurs when half of it is illuminated and visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

What is the phase called when the Moon is more than half illuminated but not yet full?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Last Quarter

Which of the following is NOT a phase of the Moon?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Half Moon

• Waxing Crescent

How does the Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun affect its appearance?

• It changes the Moon's color.

• It causes the Moon's phases.

• It changes the Moon's size.

• It affects the Moon's orbit.