Chapter 7 Test

Question 1

A large, flat land area on the moon’s surface

Answer 1

mare

Question 2

A hollowed-out place on the moon’s surface

Answer 2

crater

Question 3

A deep valley on the moon’s surface

Answer 3

rille

Question 4

Each complete spin of the moon on its axis

Answer 4

rotation

Question 5

Each complete trip of the moon around the earth

Answer 5

revolution

Question 6

The shape of the moon’s path around the earth

Answer 6

ellipse

Question 7

The path the moon takes around the earth

Answer 7

orbit

Question 8

Any object that travels around another object in space

Answer 8

satellite

Question 9

Psalm 33:6-9 tells us to _________ the Lord and stand in awe of Him

Answer 9

fear

Question 10

The moon is _________ than the earth

Answer 10

smaller

Question 11

The moon is a _____________ of the earth

Answer 11

natural satellite

Question 12

The gravity of the earth keeps the moon in its ________

Answer 12

orbit

Question 13

You would weigh ________ on the moon than on earth

Answer 13

less

Question 14

When gravity changes, an object’s ________ also changes

Answer 14

weight

Question 15

A measurement of the amount of matter an object has is called its

Answer 15

mass

Question 16

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we say the moon is ________

Answer 16

waning

Question 17

The moon’s light comes from _________ reflecting off the moon’s surface

Answer 17

reflecting

Question 18

ESSAY

What are two choices in finding the answer to the origin of the moon

Answer 18

• trusting scientists’ conclusions

- trusting God

Question 19

ESSAY

Explain why we always see the same side of the moon

Answer 19

It takes about the same amount of time for the moon to rotate as it does to revolve

Question 20

ESSAY

Describe what a Christian believes about the moon’s origin

Answer 20

The Bible says God created the moon and that he was the only eyewitness of its creation.