Important People Themes

Famous Figures in History

The Moon
Name _____________________________________ Date _________________
Directions: Read the article below about the moon. Refer to the article to
answer the questions which follow.
The moon is made of rock and dust. The moon
has no air, no water, and no life. The surface of
the moon has depressions called craters. The
moon is the earths nearest neighbor. It is only
about 238,900 miles (384,000 km) away.
The moon does not make its own light. It reflects
the suns light.
The moon goes around the Earth. It takes about one month for the moon to go
all the way around the earth one time.
The moon appears to look different at different times of the month, but it never
really changes. The different shapes that we see are called the phases of the
moon. We see the different amounts of the suns light that are being reflected
on the moon.

New Moon

Crescent

First Quarter

Gibbous

Full Moon

Gibbous

Last Quarter

Crescent

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first people to walk on the moon.
They walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.
1. How is the moon different from Earth? ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Where does the moon get its light? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
3. What do we call the moons different shapes? ________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. Who were the first people to walk on the moon? ______________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
1. no air, no water, no life
2. reflects the suns light
3. phases of the moon
4. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin

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