The Moon 20.2

Densely pitted, light-colored areas on the moon are called ____________.

• Craters
• Maria
• Highlands
• Crescents

The highest mountain on the moon is only 1km less in height than Mt. Everest. What region of the moon can mountains be found?

• Craters
• Maria
• Highlands
• All over

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______________ are regions of dark, smooth, ancient beds of basaltic lava.

• Highlands
• Maria
• Craters
• Meteorites

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How did the lunar mare (maria) form?

• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing magma to bleed out
• Asteroids punctured the lunar surface, causing rock to break apart
• They were ancient oceans
• They were ancient beds of ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do most craters on the moon form?

• Collision with other planets
• Rapidly moving debris hit the surface
• The sun burns holes in the moon

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If we are looking at the moon and it is fully bright, what lunar phase is the moon in?

• Full moon
• New moon
• First quarter
• Third quarter

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If we are looking at the moon and it is ALMOST fully bright, but not quite a full moon, what lunar phase is it in?

• Crescent
• New moon
• Gibbous
• First quarter

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When the moon appears to be growing larger, the moon is ______________.

• Waxing
• Waning

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Why are craters on the moon so well-preserved?

• No atmosphere = no precipitation for erosion
• The rocks on the moon are more solid
• The rocks on the moon absorb more impact

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What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• all of it
• the same side
• none of it
• only one quarter

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