CCA#12: The Moon

How many moons of decent size are in our solar system?

• 20

• 60

• 120

• 160

Our moon is the ____________largest moon in our solar system.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 5th

The moon is ______________________the size of the Earth.

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/12

• 1/2

The moon has a solid_________________inner core.

• iron

• lava

• silver

• platinum

The outer core of the moon is a ______________________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• All of the above

The word "maria" is Latin for:

• craters

• seas

• inner

• outer

The highland portions of the moon are:

• very rocky

• very hot

• very cratered

• sea-like

The craters in the highland areas of the moon are from

• asteroids

• comets

• None of the above

• Both asteroids and comets

In 1959, the ____________________space probe from the Soviet Union gave us photos from the far side of the moon.

• Luna 3

• Apollo 1

• Rover 2

• Luna 13

About how old is the moon?

• 2 million years old

• 4.5 million years old

• 4.5 billion years old

• 10 million years old