Mercury and Moon Comparative Study

Mercury and Moon Comparative Study

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explores the similarities and differences between the Moon and Mercury. Both celestial bodies have gray surfaces with craters, but Mercury's craters have more prominent rays due to being younger. Neither has a thick atmosphere, leading to many impact craters. Both show evidence of past volcanic activity, with Mercury having lava plains and the Moon having steep-sided domes. Despite the heat, both have ice in perpetual shadows. Their surfaces contain similar minerals, but Mercury's enhanced colors reveal a more diverse composition. Mercury is larger than the Moon, and these differences provide insights into planetary formation.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main visual similarity between the Moon and Mercury?

Both have rings.

Both have thick atmospheres.

Both are blue in color.

Both have gray, cratered surfaces.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the crater rays on Mercury more prominent than those on the Moon?

Mercury has a thicker atmosphere.

The Moon has no crater rays.

Mercury's craters are older.

Mercury's craters are younger and less eroded.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do both the Moon and Mercury have many impact craters?

They have thick atmospheres.

They have very thin atmospheres.

They are closer to the Sun.

They are made of ice.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence of volcanic activity is found on the Moon and Mercury?

Active volcanoes.

Lava flows and dormant volcanoes.

Rivers of lava.

Earth-like mountains.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is ice found on Mercury despite its high temperatures?

In Perpetual Shadows at the poles.

In its atmosphere.

On its equator.

In its volcanic craters.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mineral components are common in the crusts of both the Moon and Mercury?

Iron and nickel.

Carbon and hydrogen.

Oxygen and silicon.

Gold and silver.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the color enhancement of Mercury differ from that of the Moon?

Neither shows any color change.

The Moon shows vibrant colors, while Mercury remains gray.

Both show vibrant colors.

Mercury shows vibrant colors, while the Moon remains gray and brown.

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