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IP Factly's Moon TriviaQuiz

1. True or False? The Earth is about two times bigger than the Moon.

Image credit:Earthrise by NASA

1. False. The Earth is about four times bigger than the Moon.

2. True or False? The Earth's core is 10x hotter than the Moon's core.

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2. True.

3. True or False? The Moon's gravity is not strong enough to stop you floating off into space.

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3. True.

4. True or False? Earthquakes on the Moon are called moonquakes.

Image credit: NASA, Buzz Aldrin setting up seismology equipment.

4. True.

5. True or False? The Moon travels at speeds of up to 10,000 mph as it orbits the Earth.

Image credit: NASA

5. False. It travels at about 2000 mph.

6. True or False? We see the Moon because of the sunlight that reflects off its surface.

Image credit: Crescent Moon by Huw cc2.0

6. True.

7. True or False? The word “lunatic” comes from the Latin word luna meaning “moon”.

Image credit: Sarah Cheriton-Jones

7. True.

8. True or False? In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear landed on the Moon.

Image credit: NASA

8. False. It was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

9. True or False? If the Moon landed on Earth it would be twice as big as Africa.

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9. False. It would be a similar size.

10. True or False? Theia is believed to have crashed into Earth and helped form the Moon.

Image credit: Diego Barucco

10. True.

How did you do?Better than Theia

I hope!

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