Craters

are bowl-shaped holes in solid, rocky surfaces that are formed when large meteoroids, asteroids, or comets smash into the surface of a terrestrial planet, asteroid, or moon.

• simple craters

• impact craters

• complex craters

• heavy craters

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What are the TWO types of craters?

• complex craters

• big craters

• simple craters

• moon craters

Rays of ejected material radiate ________from an impact crater in all directions.

• outward

• inward

• stays the same

Older surfaces generally contain _______ craters than newer surfaces.

• more

• less

• the same amount of

Where is the Chicxulub impact crater located?

• South America

• 1. Canada

• The United States

• Mexico

• Brazil

What are Moon craters primarily formed by?

• Volcanic activity

• Meteoroid impacts

• Tectonic plate movements

• Erosion by wind and water

The moon’s surface has many more craters than the Earth’s. What best explains the difference in the number of craters on the surface of the Moon and the Earth?

• The Moon rarely gets impacted by meteorites.

• The Earth’s atmosphere protects it from impacts.

• The Moon’s gravity attracts more meteorites than Earth's.

• The Earth rotates on its axis more quickly than the Moon.

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Which of the following is a feature commonly found in lunar craters?

• Lava flows

• Central peaks

• Rivers

• Vegetation

What factors determine the size and shape of impact craters?

• The color and temperature of colliding objects

• The mass and speed of colliding objects

• The distance from the sun and the presence of an atmosphere

• The age of the celestial body and its rotation speed

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What are impact craters evidence of?

• The existence of water on celestial bodies

• The age of the solar system

• Collisions that have happened in the universe

• The presence of life on other planets

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