Moon Quiz and Research Activity

Zoom Astronomy
The Moon Find it! in Zoom Astronomy

- Print-out for Grade 3-5

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Use the section on the moon to answer the following questions.

1. Is the moon smaller than the Earth, the same size as the Earth or larger than the Earth?_________________

2. Do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth? ________________

3. What shape are most lunar craters?_______________________

4. Does the moon have an atmosphere?_______________________

5. Who were the first two people to walk on the moon? _____________________

6. In what year did this first moon walk occur? _______________________

7. Does a blue moon refer to a blue-colored moon? ______________

8. Are tides influenced more by the gravitational pull of the moon or the Sun? ____________________

9. What is the name of material that is thrown from an impact crater? ______________________

10. During a lunar eclipse, the shadow of what celestial body blocks our view of the moon? ______________________

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Level: Grade 3-5 Subject: astronomy, science, reading, writing, introduction to research on the Internet

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