ES 22.3 Formative

The density of the moon is comparable to that of mantle rocks on Earth.

• true

• false

Dark, relatively smooth lunar areas made of ancient beds of basaltic lava. (a)  

• maria
• craters
• rays
• rilles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Splash marks on the moon that radiate outwards for hundreds of kilometers.

• craters

• rays

• rilles

• maria

Long channels on the moon similar to valleys or trenches.

• craters

• rays

• rilles

• maria

Which lunar feature is labeled with the letter A?

• ray

• crater

• highland

• mare

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which lunar feature is labeled with the letter C?

• ray

• crater

• highland

• mare

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The accepted theory of the moon's origin is that a body the size of Mars impacted Earth as the solar system was forming.

• true

• false

A soil-like layer of igneous rock, glass beads, and fine lunar dust.

• maria

• rays

• rilles

• regolith

Maria originated when asteroids punctured the moon's surface, letting magma "bleed" out.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Most craters on the moon were produced by volcanic activity.

• true

• false