It's Quiz Time # 8

Weekly Quiz: Fly me too the moon…

Q01/- The first moon in April goes by which colourful name?
a/- Blue moon
b/- Pink moon
c/- Yellow moon

Q02/- How is the Moon from Earth?
a/- 152, 280 miles
b/- 228,255 miles
c/- 2,40,250 miles

QO3/- True or False: The Moon’s gravitational pull causes Earth’s oceans to rise and fall
a/- False
b/- True

Q04/- All the planets in the solar system have moons except…
a/- Mars and Neptune
b/- Mercury and Venus
c/- Saturn and Uranus

Q05/- In what year did astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon?
a/- 1967
b/- 1968
c/- 1969

Q06/- The largest mare on the moon is the:
a/- Mare Imbrium – Sea of Showers
b/- Mare Nubium – Sea of Clouds
c/- Mare Tranquiliyatis – Sea of Tranquiity

Q07/- True or False: The Moon’s tallest mountain is more than half the height of Mt. Everest?
a/- False
b/- True

Q08/- How long do footprints last on the moon?
a/- A few hours
b/- Six months
c/- Millions of years

Q09/- The moon’s soil is:
a/- Not actually soil because there’s no living matter on the moon
b/- Made up of fragments of deceased organisms that used to live on the moon
c/- Made up of sand very similar to the sand found on Earth

Q10/- Where is the tallest peak in the Solar System located?
a/- Earth
b/- Mars
c/- Moon

Q11/- When was the last time humans set foot on the Moon?
a/- 1972
b/- 1974
c/- 1976

Q12/- How many American Astronauts have explored the lunar surface?
a/- 3
b/- 12
c/- 24

Q13/- The double planet, or condensation hypothesis, claims that the moon:
a/- Was fully formed and captured by the Earth’s gravity as it wandered by
b/- Formed with the Earhr at about the same time
c/- Formed when the young Earth spun so rapidly on its axis that a blob of molten Earth spun off

Q14/- The moons gravity:
a/- Allows it to orbit the Earth at a consistent rate
b/- Creates the tides in Earth’s oceans as a result of its pull
c/- Has a significant impact on the frequency of natural disasters on Earth in a given year.

Q15/- If the moon passes through the part of the Earth’s shadow called the umbra:
a/- A partial lunar eclipse will occur
b/- A total lunar eclipse will occur
c/- A total solar eclipse will occur

Bonus Question: The moon’s period of volcanism lasted from:
a/- About 2.4 to 1.6 billion years ago
b/- About 3.7 to 2.5 billion years ago
c/- About 4.6 to 3.9 billion years ago



Answers:


Q01/- B          Q06/- A          Q11/- A


Q02/- C          Q07/- B          Q12/- B


Q03/- B          Q08/- C          Q13/- C


Q04/- B          Q09/- A          Q14/- B


Q05/- C          Q10/- B          Q15/- B


Bonus Question: B