All About the Moon

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

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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

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

the moon appears to shine in the sky

• it reflects the light produced by earth
• it reflect the light people produce on earth
• it reflects the light from the sun
• it produces its own light

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Why can we see the moon?

• Because the moon is hot
• Because the sun's light shines on it.
• Because the moon is on fire.
• Because it makes its own light.

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The moon affects the Earth's __________.

• weather
• ocean tides
• temperature
• winds

What is the most popular hypothesis of the formation of the moon? 

• The moon passed very close to the earth and was caught in its gravitational pull.
• The moon formed the same time as the earth.
• The moon formed when a small planet smashed into the newly formed earth sending debris into space which formed the moon.

Why does the moon have less gravity than the earth? 

• The moon has less mass.
• The moon is smaller.
• The moon has no atmosphere.
• There is no air on the moon.

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Why does the moon have more craters than the earth?

• The moon has been hit with more asteroids and meteorites.
• The earth has been hit just as much but the earth has oceans, erosion and an atmosphere.
• The magnetic poles around the earth repels iron based asteroids.

Any natural or artificial object that orbits another is called what?

• asteroid
• comet
• satellite
• moon

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