Bark at the Moon Trivia Quiz

Answer: Big Splat Theory

First, there was the "Co-accretion" theory, which said that the Moon and the Earth formed at the same time from the Solar Nebula. The "Fission" theory asserted that the Moon divided from the Earth. "Capture" theory, which stated that the Moon formed somewhere else and was later snared by the Earth's gravitational pull, was the last of these theories. All three of these didn't work very well.

Answer: Impact Theory

In 1974, W. Hartmann and D.R. Davis stated that the Earth, in its primitive history, had a violent encounter with another planet and collided with one another. The matter that ejected from this collision created the Moon.

Answer: True

Each one of the names referred to the personified goddess of the moon.

Answer: Oceans

This gave rise to the Latin name, mare, meaning "sea". The brighter regions of the Moon were believed to be land in the dark oceans. We have come a long way since then and have the knowledge through things such as telescopes and lunar space missions to find these arguments false.

Answer: True

The Moon's rotation is in tune with its orbit, it rotates once with every orbit. This means that the Moon doesn't appear to rotate, but it does, making it possible for humans to see the same face of the Moon.

Answer: Lunar Eclipse

The shadow of the Earth is cast on to the Moon during an eclipse. This shadow is known as the "umbra". The "penumbra" is the area of broadening shadow.

Answer: Newton

This crater's wall rises 2.25 km above the Moon's surface. Its diameter is 113 km. This is approximately the distance between London and Portsmouth.

Answer: True

The gravitational force of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth raises ocean tides. The Moon pulls up a bulge of water on the side of the Earth facing it. As the Earth rotates beneath this great bulge of water, high tides occur. This happens twice a day.

Answer: Sea of Tranquility

The Apollo 11 mission, with Commander Neil Armstrong in charge, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on July 16 th, 1969. Its objective was to perform a manned lunar landing and return safely. It landed on July 20th, 1969, in the area of the Moon known as the Sea of Tranquility.

Answer: water ice

This information has now been confirmed by the "Lunar Prospector" mission. Their findings are not limited to the South Pole, samples have been found in the North Pole as well. The discovery of ice on the Moon gives new light to the possibility of further exploration of space without it costing as much as it does now.

It would make it easier for humans to stay out of the Earth's orbit for prolonged periods.