What Do You Know About the Moon?

The moon, Luna, tungi, kuu, hli, cap, yoreh and many more - so many names for that ball of light that guides our way at night. It is Earth's only companion, and it has been a source of myth, legends and, in modern times - a great triumph for the human race. Care to tell us a bit about it?
 
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Hint
The density of the moon is...
Equal to that of the Earth
Less than that of the Earth
More than that of the Earth
 
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Hint
If I weighed 300 pounds on Earth, how much would I weigh on the moon?
100 pounds
The same
150 pounds
50 pounds
 
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How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth? (in other words, what is the length of a moon day?)
12 earth hours
2 earth days
12 earth days
27 earth days
 
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Hint
How old do scientists believe the moon to be?
4.5 billion years
13 billion years
20 million years
2 million years
 
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What do we call a phase of the Moon when LESS than half of the Moon is lit up?
Gibbous Moon
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
 
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What do we call a phase of the Moon when MORE than half of the Moon is lit up?
Gibbous Moon
New Moon
Full Moon
Crescent Moon
 
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True or False: The changes in the level of Earth's oceans are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity.
True
False
 
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How much of the Moon is continuously lit up?
75%
100%
50%
33%
 
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When does a lunar eclipse occur?
When the Sun moves between the Earth and the Moon
When the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun
When the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon
 
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How far, roughly, is the moon from the Earth?
About 40,000 miles (64,000 km)
About 8,500 miles (14,000 km)
About 240,000 miles (386,000 km)
About 650,000 miles (1,046,000 km)
 
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What is the moon's atmosphere made of?
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Frozen helium
Nothing
 
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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, which type of eclipse can occur?
Solar
Plutonian
Earth
Lunar
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