Earth's Moon

Why can we see the Moon?

• It reflects sunlight.

• It goes through phases.

• It produces its own light

• It comes out at night.

What causes the Moon to revolve around Earth?

• Earth's gravity

• the Sun's gravity

• the Moon's lack of gravity

• the Moon's jet packs

What caused the moon's craters?

• a big monster was walking on the moon and those are his footprints

• repeated moon landings

• asteroid crashes

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?

• Atmosphere containing oxygen
• Rocky surface covered with landforms
• Flowing water in oceans and rivers
• Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface

What moon feature is this?

• highlands (mountains)

• crater

• maria

What was unique about the rocks from the moon that were brought back to Earth?

• They were very high in iron.

• The were very similar to the crust of the Earth.

• They were very similar to the core.

• They had water in them.

A large, flat land area composed of dark lava flows on the surface of the moon is _______

• Highlands

• Maria

• Rille

• Craters

Small, tiny pebbles on the lunar surface are known as ___________________________.

• regolith

• highlands

• maria

• lowlands

What are the lighter regions on the surface of the moon?

• atmosphere

• highlands

• lowlands

• craters

What two features make up the lowlands?

• maria and regolith

• craters and highlands

• maria and craters

• craters and regolith