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Lift-Off
Landing on the Moon
Misc.
100
This is an object in space that orbits a body with a bigger mass.
What is a satellite.
100
The moon's gravity is ________ that of the Earth.
What is 1/6th.
100
This is the name of the rocket that lifted the astronauts off the ground and into space.
What is the Saturn V.
100
This is the name of the mission that landed on the moon.
What is Apollo 11.
100
The moon has _______ phases.
What is 8.
200
This is a group of stars that appear to form the outlines of shapes.
What is a constellation.
200
Because there is a lack of ________________, there is no sound, wind, or weather on the moon.
What is atmosphere.
200
The Saturn V used this much fuel.
What is 1,000,000 gallons
200
This is the amount of time it takes to get to the moon.
What is 3 days.
200
Because of the Moon's gravitational pull with the Earth, we have 2 of these a day.
What is high tides/low tides.
300
These are different appearances of the moon.
What is phases.
300
The moon orbits the Earth every ________ days.
What is 29.5 days.
300
This is the name of section of rocket that the astronauts were in most of the time. (the name before it separates into 2 pieces)
What is the CSM.
300
This is the name of the 3 astronauts in the Apollo 11 mission.
What is Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
300
The moon is _______ the size of the Earth.
What is 1/4th.
400
This is when one object in space moves into the shadow of another object.
What is an eclipse.
400
The moon is ______________ in diameter.
What is 2160 miles.
400
This is the name of the device used to land on the moon.
What is the LM (Lunar Module).
400
This is the only part of the Apollo 11 mission to make it back to Earth. It is now in the National Aviation Museum in Washington D.C.
What is the command module.
400
Solar Eclipses happen during a __________ moon, while lunar eclipses happen during a __________ moon.
What is new moon, full moon.
500
These are dark patches on the moon.
What is maria.
500
The moon is _______________ miles from the Earth.
What is 239,000.
500
This is the actual name of the Lunar Module.
What is the Eagle.
500
This is the name of the crater where the LM landed.
What is the Sea of Tranquility.
500
This is the name of the theory for how the moon was formed.
What is the Great Impact Theory.