G9 Mid Quarter revision

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

True or false: There can be craters within craters on the moon.

• True
• False

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

• Highlands
• Maria
• Craters
• Meteorites

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

When did the moon form?

• About 4.5 billion years ago
• About 4.5 million years ago
• 20,000 years ago
• 13.6 billion years ago

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

If we are looking at the dark side of the moon (so the sun is shining on the opposite side), what lunar phase is the moon in?

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

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

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