The Moon: Our Nearest Neighbour

What this quiz asks

• What makes the Moon shine in the night sky?
• When the Moon looks like this, where is it compared with Earth and the Sun?
• Roughly how long does the Moon take to go from one full Moon to the next?
• How strong is the Moon's surface gravity compared with Earth's?
• From Earth we always see essentially the same side of the Moon.
• What was the name of the Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the Moon?
• What are the large dark, smooth plains on the Moon's near side called?
• What is the main cause of the ocean tides on Earth?
• Does the Moon have a thick, breathable atmosphere like Earth's?
• Select ALL of these that are real names of phases of the Moon.
• In which lunar region did Apollo 11 land in July 1969?
• What created most of the craters on the Moon?
• A full Moon looks bigger near the horizon because it is closer to us at that moment.
• According to the leading theory, how did the Moon form?
• Roughly how many kilograms of Moon rock and soil did the six Apollo landings bring back to Earth?
• Select ALL of these that are true of a total lunar eclipse.
• Which Apollo mission was the first to take a Lunar Roving Vehicle to the Moon?
• Order these Moon milestones from earliest to latest.
• When do the biggest 'spring tides' occur?
• The Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth. By roughly how much each year?