Response to Text: The Moon.

 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?

→  it collects sunlight then makes it into light of it’s own then  it shines at the earth which then we call it  moonlight.

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 moon may look like it is changing shapes, but it is the Sun that lights up different parts of its surface. It’s just our view of the Moon that’s changing, not the Moon itself. 

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?

→ when the moon goes in front of the Sun  and Earth.

8) What are the two different types of eclipse?

→  solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. 

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

→ it’s because   the light is storage   for human  eyes.

10) A Lunar Eclipse is what colour?

→ Reddish.