The NEW SCIENCE of Moon Formation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What makes Earth's Moon particularly unusual compared to other moons in the solar system?
It is the largest moon relative to its planet.
It is the only moon with active volcanoes.
It has a very large iron core.
It has a thick atmosphere.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Apollo missions reveal about the Moon's interior?
It has a large iron core.
It is made entirely of basalt.
It is completely hollow.
It has a small iron core surrounded by a frozen mantle.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the isotopic composition of the Moon significant?
It matches that of Mars.
It is identical to Earth's crust.
It is completely unique in the solar system.
It matches that of the Sun.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the circumplanetary disk theory unlikely to explain the Moon's formation?
The Moon's surface is too smooth.
The Moon is too small to have formed this way.
The Moon's orbit and Earth's rotational axis do not align.
The Moon's isotopic ratios do not match Earth's.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a major challenge in the capture theory of moon formation?
Ensuring the Moon has a large iron core.
Slowing down the Moon during a close flyby.
Aligning the Moon's orbit with Earth's axis.
Matching the Moon's isotopic composition with Earth's.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the giant impact hypothesis propose?
The Moon formed from a circumplanetary disk.
The Moon was captured by Earth's gravity.
The Moon formed from debris after a collision between Proto-Earth and Thea.
The Moon was ejected from Earth's core.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the giant impact hypothesis explain the Moon's small iron core?
The Moon's core was never formed.
The Moon's core was formed from lighter elements.
The Moon's core was ejected into space.
The Moon's core was absorbed by Earth.
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