THE MOON response to text

 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?

→ yes

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?

→  the angle of the moon changes causing the light from the sun to reflect another way   

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?

→ It is when the moon orbits to a point were it a lines with the sun blocking it from our perspective

8) What are the two different types of eclipse?

→ lunar eclipse and solar eclipse

9) Why shouldn’t we look directly at a Solar Eclipse?

→ even though the moon covers the sun it doesn't mean it is safe the next second it could move and end with a blied man 

10) A Lunar Eclipse is what colour?

→ red