The Lunar Surface and its features

Why does the moon shine?

• it emits its own light

• it reflects Earth's light

• it reflects the Sun's light

• it is really hot

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How did the lunar mare (maria) form?

• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing magma to bleed out
• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing rock to break apart
• They were ancient oceans
• They were ancient beds of ice

The moon revolves around Earth about once every...

• 28 days (one month)

• 24 hours (One day)

• 363 Days (One Year)

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Dark flat areas on the moon made from lava flows 3 to 4 billion years ago.

• crater; made of impact debris

• mare; made of basalt

• terrae (highlands); made of granite

• mountains; made of basalt

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Light colored surface features on the moon that were created by material that was ejected from meteoroid impacts.

• craters

• terrae (highlands)

• mare

• maria

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What layer of Earth is the moons density most comparable to?

• mantle

• inner core

• lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)

• outer core

Densely pitted, light-colored areas on the moon are called ____________.

• Craters
• Maria
• Highlands
• Crescents

______________ are regions of dark, smooth, ancient beds of basaltic lava.

• Highlands
• Maria
• Craters
• Meteorites

How do most craters on the moon form?

• Collision with other planets
• Rapidly moving debris hit the surface
• The sun burns holes in the moon

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True or false: There can be craters within craters on the moon.

• True
• False

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