Moon's Structure
Near Side
Take me to the Moon
Moon & Space Objects
100
crust, mantle, core
What are the layers of the moon?
100
near side
What do we call the side of the moon that we always see?
100
380,000 km or 240,000 miles
How far away is Earth from the moon?
100
impact craters
What type of craters can be found in the lunar highlands?
200
moving farther away from Earth (3.8 cm)
What slight action is the moon doing every year?
200
lunar maria or maria
What are the dark areas of the moon called?
200
the far side
What do we call the side of the moon that we never see?
200
The moon does not have water & wind to wear them away
Why do impact craters remain intact on the moon?
300
the mantle
What layer of the moon is the largest?
300
basalt
What is the name of the dark-colored rock that is formed from cooled lava?
300
lunar highlands
What are the light-colored areas of the moon called?
300
impacts form space objects leave craters and break up surface materials into soil
What is is weathering?
400
the Earth's gravitational pull
What keeps the moon in orbit as Earth's natural satellite?
400
molten rock or lava
What is the substance, from below the moon's surface, that resulted in the maria becoming darker and forming rock?
400
lunar highlands
Are older rocks found in the maria or the highlands?
400
The force and the size of the space object that hits the moon.
What two factors determine the size of moon craters?
500
An earlier version of Earth collided with another smaller space body that resulted in pieces of Earth breaking away and clumping together
How do scientists believe the moon formed?
500
the moon and Earth's rotation is synchronized
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
500
the moon
What does lunar mean?
500
1 time
How many times does the moon turn on its axis as it orbits Earth?
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