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Living on the Moon

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1
How far away from the Earth is the moon?
23, 890 miles
121,972 miles
201,969 miles
238,900 miles
2
How many people have set foot on the moon so far?
12
43
4
31
3
"Solar power is energy from the sun that can generate electricity" What does generate mean?
produce
withhold
be similar to
borrow
4
How does the author describe the moon?
as Nasa's ultimate destination
as a place humans have never visited
as Earth's closest space neighbor
as a place very similar to Earth
5
What was the name of the first artificial satellite in space?
Apollo 11
Sputnik
Orion
Armstrong
6
When will NASA have equipment set up on the moon so that astronauts can live there?
2024
2034
2044
2054
7
Why does the author include the paragraph subtitled "High-Priced Visit" in the article?
to explain why some people are criticizing the plan
to list all of the places that NASA plans to explore
to show how many people support space exploration
to describe why the new plan is such a wonderful idea
8
The main purpose of this passage is to describe...
the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
NASA's plan to build a permanent base on the moon
American astronauts Neil Armstron and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
why NASA decided to retire its space shuttle fleet in 2011
9
What is the primary reasons NASA is planning these long-term missions on the moon?
to make moon colonies to reduce the overpopulation on earth
to prepare astronauts for a mission to Mars
to mine for valuable resources in the moon's polar regions
to test the limit of the human body in low gravity locations
10
When did the first humans walk on the moon?
July 2, 1964
May 25, 1961
October 4, 1957
July 20, 1969