Lunar Surface Features and Composition

Lunar Surface Features and Composition

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the moon's surface, highlighting its dead volcanoes, craters, and lava flows. It explains the dark Maria and bright highlands, noting their respective coverage and elevation. The video also discusses multi-ringed basins formed by impacts and details the moon's crust composition, including major and trace elements.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some of the features visible on the moon's surface?

Active volcanoes

Dead volcanoes and impact craters

Rivers and lakes

Forests and mountains

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the lunar surface is covered by Maria?

15%

50%

25%

75%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the bright highlands on the moon called?

Maria

Turay

Basins

Craters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much higher are the highlands compared to the average lunar surface?

4-5 kilometers

2-3 kilometers

6-7 kilometers

1-2 kilometers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the depth of the moon's crust?

90 kilometers

70 kilometers

50 kilometers

30 kilometers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following elements is NOT a major component of the moon's crust?

Oxygen

Silicon

Hydrogen

Magnesium

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trace element is found in the moon's crust?

Titanium

Zinc

Copper

Gold