Night Light

Night Light  (School Journal Level 2 May 2016)

Fill in the spaces with words from the article

The moon is only 380,000 kilometres from earth . √

Spacecraft take three days to reach the moon. √

The moon is about four times smaller than earth. √

Because the moon is small, it’s gravity is weak. √

On Earth, if you drop a book, it will fall to the ground. √

Every object in the universe has gravity.  √

Scientists think that meteorites have slammed into the moon and made big holes called craters. √

The moon’s surface is covered in fine dust. √

Write true or false for these statements

statement	true/false	page
The moon can only be seen at night.	False √	2
The moon is much smaller than the sun.	True √	3
The moon seems to have been made from the same materials as Earth.	True √	4
You could jump very high on the moon.	True √	3
The moon is not as bright as the stars at night.	False √	2