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?
Scientists believe the moon is almost as old as the Earth itself.
2 million years
4.5 billion years
20 million years
13 billion years
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What do we call a phase of the Moon when LESS than half of the Moon is lit up?
New Moon
Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
Crescent Moon
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What do we call a phase of the Moon when MORE than half of the Moon is lit up?
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
Gibbous Moon
New 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?
33%
50%
75%
100%
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When does a lunar eclipse occur?
When the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun
When the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon
When the Sun moves between the Earth and the Moon
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How far, roughly, is the moon from the Earth?
About 40,000 miles (64,000 km)
About 240,000 miles (386,000 km)
About 8,500 miles (14,000 km)
About 650,000 miles (1,046,000 km)
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What is the moon's atmosphere made of?
The moon has no atmosphere at all
Frozen helium
Hydrogen
Nothing
Nitrogen
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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, which type of eclipse can occur?
Earth
Solar
Plutonian
Lunar
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