Pair up and take the quiz to test your knowledge on our Moon. 1- The Moon's distance from Earth is about... A. 38,500 Km.    B. 385,000 Km.    C. 3...

Pair up and take the quiz to test your knowledge on our Moon.

1- The Moon's distance from Earth is about...

A. 38,500 Km.    B. 385,000 Km.    C. 3,850,000 Km.

2- The Earth's Moon is the ___ largest moon in the solar system.

A. second    B. fourth    C. fifth

3- In full Sun, the temperature on the Moon reaches about ___. In darkeness, it reaches about ___.

A. 95°C / -113°C

B. 120°C / -230°C

c. 260°C / -280°C

4- The best phases to observe craters and mountains on the Moon are:

A. new Moon and full Moon.

B. the first and last quarters.

C. any of its illuminated phases, except full Moon.

5- The Moon helps stabilize the Earth's ___ and it also ___.

A. climate - causes tides

B. tides - protects it from Venus and Mars

C. gravity - controls Earth's rotation

6- It is belived that the Moon was formed...

A. after a Mars-sized object collided with Earth about 4.5 billion years ago.

B. in another part of the solar system, but at some point it was captures by Earth's gravity.

C. when our planet was being formed and material was shot into space.