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Moon Rocks Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by moonrockie. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
moonrockie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,736

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2104

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Question 1 of 10

1. Between 1969 and 1972, six different space missions landed on the Moon and gathered lunar samples. What was the name given to these US space flights? Hint

Soyuz

Mercury

Apollo

Gemini

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Soviets made three missions to the Moon. They also brought back lunar samples and shared them with the US. Were the Soviet missions manned or unmanned?

Answer: (manned or unmanned)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The lunar samples consist of lunar rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand, and dust from the Moon's surface. How many total pounds were brought back from the six US missions? Hint

1014 pounds

842 pounds

382 pounds

628 pounds

4. Some of the lunar samples are dark-colored fine-grained igneous rocks. They are rich in iron and magnesium. This is a very common rock on Earth. Most of Hawaii is this type of rock. What type of rock is it? Hint

granite

sandstone

limestone

basalt

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Question 5 of 10

5. Most of the Moon's rocks are hard, solid rocks that have broken up and formed back together in different combinations. This is because the Moon was constantly changing from the impact of meteors. What are these rocks called? Hint

feldspar

rhyolite

quartzite

breccia

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Question 6 of 10

6. New minerals were discovered on the Moon. The best known one was named after the astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. What mineral is this? Hint

buzneimikel

armalcolite

colarmaldrite

nebumitite

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is lunar soil organic enough to support plant-life?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1979 a lunar facility known as Building 31N was constructed to provide permanent storage for the lunar sample collection. Where is it located? Hint

the American Museum of Natural History in New York

the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida

the Smithsonian in Washington, DC

the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

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Question 9 of 10

9. The oxygen and humidity in the air changes the chemical composition of lunar rocks. That is why they are kept in special cabinets filled with what gas? Hint

carbon dioxide

hydrogen

nitrogen

helium

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Question 10 of 10

10. People were worried that moon rocks might contain microbes and germs that would contaminate the Earth. Do they?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Between 1969 and 1972, six different space missions landed on the Moon and gathered lunar samples. What was the name given to these US space flights?

Answer: Apollo

All the Apollo missions which attempted to land on the moon successfully did so, except for Apollo 13.

2. The Soviets made three missions to the Moon. They also brought back lunar samples and shared them with the US. Were the Soviet missions manned or unmanned?

Answer: unmanned

3. The lunar samples consist of lunar rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand, and dust from the Moon's surface. How many total pounds were brought back from the six US missions?

Answer: 842 pounds

The six space flights returned 2200 separate samples from six different exploration sites on the Moon. The Soviet spacecraft returned samples totaling about three-quarters of a pound from three other lunar sites.

Answer: basalt

There are little holes visible in lunar basalt samples. They are known as 'vesicles'. They were formed from tiny gas bubbles that were present when the molten rock cooled.

Answer: breccia

6. New minerals were discovered on the Moon. The best known one was named after the astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. What mineral is this?

Answer: armalcolite

Armalcolite is a high titanium mineral that forms at high temperatures and pressures such as those that exist when a meteorite impacts the surface. It was unknown prior to the Apollo 11 mission, but has since been found on Earth near impact craters.

7. Is lunar soil organic enough to support plant-life?

Answer: No

Lunar soil is just tiny fragments of ground up rock that has been pulverized by all the impacts on the lunar surface.

8. In 1979 a lunar facility known as Building 31N was constructed to provide permanent storage for the lunar sample collection. Where is it located?

Answer: the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

9. The oxygen and humidity in the air changes the chemical composition of lunar rocks. That is why they are kept in special cabinets filled with what gas?

Answer: nitrogen

10. People were worried that moon rocks might contain microbes and germs that would contaminate the Earth. Do they?

Answer: No

No life whatsoever was found in the rocks. The concern switched to keeping the rocks from being contaminated by humans!

Source: Author moonrockie

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