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Sunday Special - You've Been Mooned !
1. Which planets in our solar system do not have moons?
2. While our Moon (orbiting Earth) has been known to us since prehistoric
times, Ganymede was not discovered until the 1600s. Which well-known
astronomer discovered Ganymede?
3. Since 1987, which is the most accepted theory about the origin of the
Moon?
a. - Coaccretion theory
b. - Fission theory
c. - Capture theory
d. - Impact theory
4. Saturn's largest moon is the second largest in the solar system: Name it
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5. In what year did Galileo Galilei publish his discovery of moons orbiting
Jupiter?
a. – 1310
b. – 1410
c. - 1510
d. – 1610
6. All the moons of Uranus are named after which of the following things?
a. - Characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
b. - Greek gods and goddesses
c. - Characters from Norse Mythology
d. - Roman gods and goddesses
7. Triton was once thought to be a planet in its own right before it was
captured by Neptune. How can we tell that it is a captured object?
a. - It exhibits retrograde rotation
b. - The orbits of several other Neptunian moons are oddly eccentric
c. - Neither
d. - Both
8. Which of these is not a "sea" on the Moon?
a. - Sea of Nectar
b. - Sea of Winds
c. - Sea of Clouds
d. - Sea of Showers
9. This moon contains Loki, the most powerful volcano in the solar system.
a. - Europa
b. - Ganymede
c. - Io,
d. - Callisto,
10. Which moon is the largest moon in the solar system?
a. - Callisto
b. - Europa
c. - Ganymede
d. - Io
11. How far away, on average, is our Moon?
a. - 228,000 miles
b. - 238,000 miles
c. - 248,000 miles
d. - 258,000 miles
12. In terms of size, with "1" being the largest, where does the Earth's
moon rank amongst all of the moons in our solar system?
a. - 5th
b. - 6th
c. - 7th
d. - 8th
13. Fill in the Blanks ;
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos, named after the sons of Ares ,
the _____ God of ___
14. The moon Galatea takes its name from a Greek sea nymph. Knowing that,
which planet does it more likely orbit?
15. Our moon is locked into a synchronous rotation with the Earth, meaning
that it rotates on its own axis in the same amount of time as it takes to
orbit around the planet (so the same side always faces Earth). To the
nearest number of days, what is the Moon's orbital (and rotational) period?
16. Located at 30°N 17°E, is Mare Serenitatis. What is its very well known
English name?
17. Apollo 11 was the first manned US spacecraft to successfully land on the
Moon, in 1969. Three years earlier, a Soviet spacecraft had landed safely on
the Moon, without any damage to itself, and took photographs of the lunar
surface. Which spacecraft was this?
a. - Luna 7
b. - Luna 8
c. - Luna 9
d. - Luna 10
18. Without the Moon, Earth's rotation on its axis would be Faster or Slower
??
19. The largest moon of Neptune was named after a Greek sea god, the son of
Poseidon. What is the name of this moon?
20. Our moon has eight "Phases" : They are...........
1. Waxing crescent (right side of moon begins to reflect the Sun's light)
2. First quarter (or half moon - light on right half of moon)
3.Waxing gibbous
4. Full moon
5. Waning gibbous
6. Third quarter (or half moon - light on left half of moon)
7. Waning crescent
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1. Mercury and Venus
2. Galileo Galilei
3. – d
4. Titan
5. – d
6. - a
7. - d
8. - b
9. - d
10. - c
11. - b
12. - a
13. Greek - War
14. Neptune
15. - 27 ( To Be Exact, 27.321582 Days)
16. Sea of Serenity
17. - c
18. Faster
19. Triton
20. New Moon - The alignment of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth leaves the
side of the Moon that faces Earth in darkness...
1. Which planets in our solar system do not have moons?
2. While our Moon (orbiting Earth) has been known to us since prehistoric
times, Ganymede was not discovered until the 1600s. Which well-known
astronomer discovered Ganymede?
3. Since 1987, which is the most accepted theory about the origin of the
Moon?
a. - Coaccretion theory
b. - Fission theory
c. - Capture theory
d. - Impact theory
4. Saturn's largest moon is the second largest in the solar system: Name it
...
5. In what year did Galileo Galilei publish his discovery of moons orbiting
Jupiter?
a. – 1310
b. – 1410
c. - 1510
d. – 1610
6. All the moons of Uranus are named after which of the following things?
a. - Characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
b. - Greek gods and goddesses
c. - Characters from Norse Mythology
d. - Roman gods and goddesses
7. Triton was once thought to be a planet in its own right before it was
captured by Neptune. How can we tell that it is a captured object?
a. - It exhibits retrograde rotation
b. - The orbits of several other Neptunian moons are oddly eccentric
c. - Neither
d. - Both
8. Which of these is not a "sea" on the Moon?
a. - Sea of Nectar
b. - Sea of Winds
c. - Sea of Clouds
d. - Sea of Showers
9. This moon contains Loki, the most powerful volcano in the solar system.
a. - Europa
b. - Ganymede
c. - Io,
d. - Callisto,
10. Which moon is the largest moon in the solar system?
a. - Callisto
b. - Europa
c. - Ganymede
d. - Io
11. How far away, on average, is our Moon?
a. - 228,000 miles
b. - 238,000 miles
c. - 248,000 miles
d. - 258,000 miles
12. In terms of size, with "1" being the largest, where does the Earth's
moon rank amongst all of the moons in our solar system?
a. - 5th
b. - 6th
c. - 7th
d. - 8th
13. Fill in the Blanks ;
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos, named after the sons of Ares ,
the _____ God of ___
14. The moon Galatea takes its name from a Greek sea nymph. Knowing that,
which planet does it more likely orbit?
15. Our moon is locked into a synchronous rotation with the Earth, meaning
that it rotates on its own axis in the same amount of time as it takes to
orbit around the planet (so the same side always faces Earth). To the
nearest number of days, what is the Moon's orbital (and rotational) period?
16. Located at 30°N 17°E, is Mare Serenitatis. What is its very well known
English name?
17. Apollo 11 was the first manned US spacecraft to successfully land on the
Moon, in 1969. Three years earlier, a Soviet spacecraft had landed safely on
the Moon, without any damage to itself, and took photographs of the lunar
surface. Which spacecraft was this?
a. - Luna 7
b. - Luna 8
c. - Luna 9
d. - Luna 10
18. Without the Moon, Earth's rotation on its axis would be Faster or Slower
??
19. The largest moon of Neptune was named after a Greek sea god, the son of
Poseidon. What is the name of this moon?
20. Our moon has eight "Phases" : They are...........
1. Waxing crescent (right side of moon begins to reflect the Sun's light)
2. First quarter (or half moon - light on right half of moon)
3.Waxing gibbous
4. Full moon
5. Waning gibbous
6. Third quarter (or half moon - light on left half of moon)
7. Waning crescent
................... But wait, there's one missing here........... What is it
??
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Mercury and Venus
2. Galileo Galilei
3. – d
4. Titan
5. – d
6. - a
7. - d
8. - b
9. - d
10. - c
11. - b
12. - a
13. Greek - War
14. Neptune
15. - 27 ( To Be Exact, 27.321582 Days)
16. Sea of Serenity
17. - c
18. Faster
19. Triton
20. New Moon - The alignment of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth leaves the
side of the Moon that faces Earth in darkness...
