The Moon Quiz

What is the significance of Mare Tranquillitatis?

• It is the site of the first moon landing

• It is the largest crater on the moon

• It is known for its dark spots

• It is the site of the last moon landing

Match the following features of the moon with their descriptions.

• Areas that appear darker than the surroundings

• Craters

• Flat, dark areas on the moon's surface

• Seas

• Depressions caused by impacts

• Dark spots

• Bright, elevated regions on the moon

• Highlands

What is the appearance of the crater Langrenus?

• A flat plain

• A circular crater with a central peak

• A dark spot

• A smooth surface

What is the significance of the crater Tycho?

• It is older than Mare Nectaris

• It is younger than Mare Nectaris

• It is the largest crater on the moon

• It is the site of the first moon landing

Most of the lunar maria and craters were named by which astronomer

(a)  

• Galileo Galilei
• Giovanni Battista Riccioli
• Johannes Kepler
• Tycho Brahe

What is Mare Tranquillitatis famously known as?

• Sea of Clouds

• Sea of Serenity

• Sea of Tranquility

• Sea of Vapors

What is the Straight Wall likely a result of?

• A volcanic eruption

• A fault in the lunar surface

• An asteroid impact

• A lava flow

Crater 42 on the moon map crosses (a)   .

• Craters 1 and 2
• Craters 25 and 39
• Craters 35 and 38
• Craters 5 and 10

(a)   is a flooded crater lying on the northeast edge of Mare Imbrium.

• Sinus Iridum
• Tycho
• Copernicus
• Plato

The craters shown as round shapes on the moon map are (a)  

• Craters 1-45
• Craters 10-20
• Craters 30-40
• Craters 5-15