The Moon
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1) What is the size of the Moon compared to?
a. Half the size of Earth b. Half the size of Mars
c. Quarter the size of Earth d. Quarter the size of Mars
2) How is the Moon a natural satellite?
→ It is a celestial body that orbits a planet
3) True or False: It takes between 29.5 and 37.3 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
a. True b. False
4) Why do we think that the Moon changes shapes?
→ It is the Sun that lights up different parts of its surface
5) Which phase allows us to only see the unlit side of the Moon?
a. New Moon b. First Quarter
c. Waning Gibbous d. Dark Moon
6) True or False: The Gibbous Moon looks like a Full Moon but only three quarters of it?
a. True b. False
7) Describe what an eclipse is?
→ An eclipse occurs when one object in space blocks an observer from seeing another object in space
8) What are the two different types of eclipse?
→ solar eclipses and lunar eclipses
9) Why shouldn’t we look directly at a Solar Eclipse?
→The harmful rays of the Sun can damage your eyes
10) A Lunar Eclipse is what colour?
→a dark brownish-red
