Unit 8 - The Moon and Mercury

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the leading theory of the formation of the Moon; ​

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and ​

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the features of the Moon with those of Mercury.

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Summarize

Compare

Contrast

Multiple Choice

Both the Moon and Mercury are ___, virtually unchanging worlds that exhibit extremes in temperatures.

• airless

• hot

• dynamic (changing)

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Both the Moon and Mercury

• are smaller and less massive than Earth.

• are larger and more massive than Earth.

• have the same magnetic field strengths as Earth.

• none of the answers are correct.

Open Ended

The absence of atmospheric blankets results in

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Main features of the Moon are the ​

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maria and the ​

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highlands.

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dark

lighter

Multiple Choice

__ rocks are less dense and thought to represent the Moon's crust.

• Highland

• Maria

Open Ended

Why are the highlands a different color than maria rocks?

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Highland rocks are ​

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and Maria rocks are ​

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.

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andesitic

basaltic

Open Ended

What caused the craters that are found on both the Moon and Mercury?

Open Ended

What are some of the differences between the Moon's Near Side and its Far Side?

Open Ended

Why does the same side of the Moon always face Earth?

Multiple Choice

Because of Mercury's ___ orbit, the planet rotates exactly three times for every two orbits around the Sun.

• oblique

• eccentric

• circular

• oblong

Match

Match the following

• Older, much more heavily cratered

• Younger, not as heavily cratered

• Source of erosion on the surface

Lunar highlands

Maria

Meteoritic impacts

• Lunar highlands

• Maria

• Meteoritic impacts

Multiple Choice

The rate at which craters are formed ___ rapidly with ___ crater size.

• decreases/decreasing

• increases/decreasing

• decreases/increasing

• increases/increasing

Open Ended

What are scarps?

Open Ended

What is the name of the large impact crater on Mercury?

Multiple Choice

The Moon likely has a small iron-rich core.

• This is a FALSE statement.

• This is a TRUE statement.

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The lunar crust is too ​

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and the mantle too ​

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for plate tectonics to occur.

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thick

cool

thin

hot

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No large-scale magnetic field. -

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weak magnetic field; frozen in -

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Mercury

the Moon

Open Ended

What is the most likely explanation for the formation of the Moon?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are consequences of the Moon's small size?

Check ALL that apply!

• absence of luna atmosphere

• presence of lunar atmosphere

• absence of lunar volcanic activity

• presence of lunar volcanic activity

Open Ended

For how long was Mercury's evolutionary path similar to the Moon's?

Multiple Choice

Mercury's volcanic period probably ended before that of the Moon, probably about ___

• 3.5 million years ago.

• 3.5 billion years ago.

• 3.5 trillion years ago.