Modern Astronomy

The most widely accepted model for the origin of the moon involves

• the formation of the moon from dust and gas when Earth formed.

• a large body hitting Earth and ejecting debris that became the moon.

• the capture of the moon from Mars by Earth.

• a large body hitting Mars and splitting off debris that

  became the moon.

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What is the soil-like layer on the moon’s surface called?

• maria

• regolith

• basalt

• magma

Which of the following is NOT present on the moon?

• light

• gravity

• atmosphere

• heat

Long valleys or trenches associated with maria are

• rays

• craters

• ejecta

• rilles

A solar eclipse occurs when

• the moon casts a dark shadow on Earth.

• Earth casts a dark shadow on the sun.

• the sun casts a dark shadow on the moon.

• Earth casts a dark shadow on the sun.

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Which of the following lunar features is the oldest?

• surface regolith

• craters with rays

• maria basins

• highlands

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What causes the erosion of rocks on the moon’s surface?

• the eruption of lunar volcanoes

• impacts of particles from space

• weathering of wind-driven sand

• the effect of ultraviolet radiation from space

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called

• revolution

• rotation

• perihelion

• precession

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Isaac Newton was the first person to formulate and test the law of

• universal gravitation

• acceleration

• orbital velocity

• universal mass

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The cycle of the moon through its phases, or the synodic month, is

• 21 days long.

• 27 1/3 days long.

• 29 1/2 days long.

• 30 days long.

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