Objective – After listening to a podcast about the Moon, I can list facts and characteristics about the Moon.
The Moon: Origin Questions
1. They Mayans believed these objects inhabited the Earth before becoming celestial bodies. (There are two answers to this question)
a. Marsc. Jupiter
b. Moond. Sun
2. The composition and density of the Moon is similar to what layer of the Earth?
a. Crustc. Outer Core
b. Mantled. Core
3. An object the size of which planet may have “bumped” into Earth.
a. Ceresc. Mercury
b. Marsd. Venus
4. What happened to the material that was knocked off Earth?
a. It formed a ring.c. It formed a small Asteroid Belt.
b. It formed into many moons.d. It formed into the Moon.
The Moon: Changes Questions
5. If you stop a person and ask what the Moon looks like now, they don’t have a clue.
a. Trueb. False
6. If you want to do a little Moongazing, remember the Moon changes from ______and ______and you'll be reminded the Moon is never quite the same. (There are two answers to this question)
a. second-to-secondc. hour-to-hour
b. night-to-nightd. month-to-month
7. We see the Moon getting larger than smaller through the month.
a. Trueb. False
8. The evening crescent Moon is always found in which part of the sky?
a. Northwesternc. Northeastern
b. Southwesternd. Southeastern
9. As the Moon’s phase increases, its position shifts further towards the ______from night-to-night.
a. Eastc. South
b. Northd. West
10. The full Moon is highest and lowest in the sky during which seasons?
a. Summer/Fallc. Winter/Summer
b. Spring/Summerd. Winter/Spring
The Moon: Face Questions
11. The Moon’s face is a record of its history.
a. Trueb. False
12. The dark, circular areas are…
a. craters.c. mare.
b. impact basins.d. rilles.
13. The highland areas are good examples of the current surface of the Moon.
a. Trueb. False
14. The highlands are an impressive record of the early history of the formation of the…
a. Moon.c. Solar System.
b. Earth.d. Asteroids.
15. The last of the large craters on the Moon were probably formed about…
a. ten thousand years ago.c. millions of years ago.
b. hundreds of thousands years ago.d. hundreds of millions years ago.
16. There’s evidence that people living in England in the 12th century may have witnessed the formation of a crater.
a. Trueb. False
The Moon: Origin Questions – Key I
1. They Mayans believed these objects inhabited the Earth before becoming celestial bodies. (There are two answers to this question)
a. Marsc. Jupiter
b. Moond. Sun
b. Moon; d. Sun
2. The composition and density of the Moon is similar to what layer of the Earth?
a. Crustc. Outer Core
b. Mantled. Core
b. Mantle
3. An object the size of which planet may have “bumped” into Earth.
a. Ceresc. Mercury
b. Marsd. Venus
b. Mars
4. What happened to the material that was knocked off Earth?
a. It formed a ring.c. It formed a small Asteroid Belt.
b. It formed into many moons.d. It formed into the Moon.
d. It formed into the Moon
The Moon: Changes Questions
4. If you stop a person and ask what the Moon looks like now, they don’t have a clue.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
5. If you want to do a little Moongazing, remember the Moon changes from ______and ______and you'll be reminded the Moon is never quite the same. (There are two answers to this question)
a. second-to-secondc. hour-to-hour
b. night-to-nightd. month-to-month
b. night-to-night; c. hour-to-hour
6. We see the Moon getting larger than smaller through the month.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
7. The evening crescent Moon is always found in which part of the sky?
a. Northwesternc. Northeastern
b. Southwesternd. Southeastern
b. South western
8. As the Moon’s phase increases, its position shifts further towards the ______from night-to-night.
a. Eastc. South
b. Northd. West
a. East
9. The full Moon is highest and lowest in the sky during which seasons?
a. Summer/Fallc. Winter/Summer
b. Spring/Summerd. Winter/Spring
c. Winter/Summer
The Moon: Face Questions
13. The Moon’s face is a record of its history.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
14. The dark, circular areas are…
a. craters.c. mare.
b. impact basins.d. rilles.
c. mare.
15. The highland areas are good examples of the current surface of the Moon.
a. Trueb. False
b. False
16. The highlands are an impressive record of the early history of the formation of the…
a. Moon.c. Solar System.
b. Earth.d. Asteroids.
c. Solar System
17. The last of the large craters on the Moon were probably formed about…
a. ten thousand years ago.c. millions of years ago.
b. hundreds of thousands years ago.d. hundreds of millions years ago.
d. hundreds of millions years ago.
18. There’s evidence that people living in England in the 12th century may have witnessed the formation of a crater.
a. Trueb. False
a. True
The Moon: Origin Questions – Key II
1. b, d
2. b
3. b
4. d
5. a (2 choices)
6. b, c
7. a (2 choices)
8. a
9. a
10. c
11. a (2 choices)
12. c
13. b (2 choices)
14. c
15. d
16. a (2 choices)
The Moon: Origin Questions
Scoring Guide
15-16 – 414 – 3.5
13 – 3
12 – 2.5
11 – 2
10 – 1.5
9 – 1
1-8 – .5
0 – 0 / 95-100% - 4
90-94% - 3.5
85-89% - 3
80-84% - 2.5
75-79% - 2
70-74% - 1.5
65-69% - 1
1-64% - .5
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