**Moon Math Pretest Assessment**

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***Please select the best answer to the following questions. The score
of this assessment will not count towards any part of your Moon Math
project. It is for NASA ESC evaluation purposes only.***

**1.** \_\_\_\_\_ When the lighted part of the near side of the Moon
appears to decrease in size, the Moon is

a\) waxing.

b\) waning

c\) decreasing.

d\) shrinking.

**2**. \_\_\_\_\_ Why does the moon shine?

a\) Because its surface is molten.

b\) Because it reflects light from Earth.

c\) Because it reflects light from the sun.

d\) Because it reflects light from all the planets.

**3.** \_\_\_\_\_ Which of the NASA missions had accomplished the first
human landing on the Moon?

a\) Apollo 13

b\) Apollo 11

c\) Ranger 8

d\) Lunar Orbiter 1

**4.** \_\_\_\_\_ Why doesn't the moon have an atmosphere?

a\) Because the air is too thin for gases.

b\) Because the cold temperature freezes gases.

c\) Because the gravity is too weak to hold gases.

d\) Because the ground is too dry to hold gases.

**5.** \_\_\_\_\_ The side of the moon that always faces Earth and the
side that always faces away from Earth are called the

a\) hot side and cold side.

b\) close side and distant side.

c\) light side and dark side.

d\) near side and far side.

**6.** \_\_\_\_\_ One centimeter is equivalent to

a\) 100 meters

b\) 1000 meters

c\) 1/100 of a meter

d\) 1/1000 of a meter

**7.** \_\_\_\_\_ Wayne is in 7^th^ grade. He needs to measure out 5
kilometers in his neighborhood to practice running for a race in school.
Which of the following would be the best, and most reasonable, method to
measure out the distance?

a\) He could use a meter stick.

b\) He could use a tape measure.

c\) He could walk with a pedometer.

d\) He could drive around the neighborhood.

**8.** Wayne practiced running 5 kilometers three times. His brother
kept the time and recorded them in the table below.

  --------------------------------- -------------------------------------
  Wayne                             

  **Trial \#**                      **Time**

  1                                 1 hr

  2                                 56 mins

  3                                 1 hr 3 mins
  --------------------------------- -------------------------------------

\_\_\_\_\_ What was Wayne's average time of the three trials?

a\) 0.95 mins

b\) 59.6 mins

c\) 63.0 mins

d\) 179 mins

**9.** \_\_\_\_\_ On race day, Wayne ran the 5 kilometers in 54 minutes.
If he kept running at that rate, how many kilometers could he run in 3
hours?

> a\) 10.5
>
> b\) 15.3
>
> c\) 16.6
>
> d\) 18.2

**10.** The graph below compares the weight of an object on Earth to its
weight on the Moon.

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.375in" height="2.35625in"}

\_\_\_\_\_ What is the approximate weight on the Moon of an astronaut
who weighs 180 pounds on Earth?

> a\) 30 pounds
>
> b\) 25 pounds
>
> c\) 20 pounds
>
> d\) 15 pounds