Educational worksheet about the moon for students to complete with word bank.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best word from the box to fill in the blank. We’ll think about what makes sense based on what we know about the Moon.

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1. The moon is Earth’s __________ . It __________ our planet.

- First blank: The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite — that’s its scientific name.
- Second blank: It orbits our planet — meaning it goes around Earth.

→ natural satellite, orbits

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2. It is primarily made of __________ and dust.

- The Moon is rocky. So, rock fits here.

→ rock

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3. The moon’s surface is __________ and it has __________ on it.

- Surface color? Mostly gray.
- What are the holes or dents called? Craters.

→ gray, craters

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4. The moon is much __________ than Earth.

- Size comparison? The Moon is smaller.

→ smaller

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5. The moon is relatively __________ to Earth (about 238,855 miles)

- Even though 238k miles sounds far, in space terms, it’s actually close.

→ close

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6. The moon takes 28 __________ to orbit the Earth.

- Time unit? Days. One orbit = about 28 days.

→ days

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7. During this period, the moon goes through eight __________

- The changing shapes we see? Those are called phases.

→ phases

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8. The moon doesn’t make its own light. It __________ light from the sun.

- It bounces sunlight back to us → reflects

→ reflects

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9. We can only see the part of the moon that has __________ on it.

- We see the lit-up part → light

→ light

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10. The moon is the __________ and brightest object in the night sky.

- Biggest-looking object at night? Largest

→ largest

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11. There is no air to breathe and no __________ on the moon.

- No atmosphere means no weather like rain or wind → weather

→ weather

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12. The moon has less __________ than Earth.

- Gravity is weaker on the Moon → gravity

→ gravity

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Now let’s double-check all answers against the word box to make sure we didn’t miss anything or repeat words incorrectly.

Word box:
smaller, orbits, light, weather, gravity, craters, largest, reflects, days, gray, rock, natural satellite, phases, close

We used:
1. natural satellite, orbits ✔
2. rock ✔
3. gray, craters ✔
4. smaller ✔
5. close ✔
6. days ✔
7. phases ✔
8. reflects ✔
9. light ✔
10. largest ✔
11. weather ✔
12. gravity ✔

All words match and none are repeated incorrectly. All sentences now make scientific sense.

Final Answer:

1. natural satellite, orbits
2. rock
3. gray, craters
4. smaller
5. close
6. days
7. phases
8. reflects
9. light
10. largest
11. weather
12. gravity