Earth and space science exam

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's

• atmosphere

• orbit

• shadow

• umbra

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After a long period of impacts, the Moon's impact basins filled with

• water

• feldspar

• lava

• breccia

Long trails of ejecta on the Moon's surface are called

• rilles

• rays

• plains

• highlands

In the northern hemisphere, what day is represented by this diagram?

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

• autumnal equinox

• vernal equinox

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The material that falls back to the Moon's surface after an impact blast is

• regolith

• feldspar

• ejecta

• lava

At the time indicated in this diagram, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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Our timekeeping system is based on the

• sidereal day

• solar day

• phases of the moon

• Earth's tilt

Scientists hypothesize that the Moon's crust is twice as thick

• in the highlands

• in the mana

• on the side seen from Earth

• on the far side

The layers of the Moon, from the surface inward, are the

• upper mantle, lower mantle, crust, and core

• crust, core, upper mantle, and lower mantle

• crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, and core

• upper mantle, crust, core, and lower mantle

The most commonly accepted theory about the origin of the Moon explains why the Moon and Earth have similar compositions.

• the Moon is so far away from Earth.

• the same side of the Moon is always seen from Earth.

• the Moon has very little regolith.

• the Moon and Earth have similar compositions.

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