Capture Theory
The moon was orbiting the sun, and Earth’s ___________pulled the moon to orbit Earth.
gravity
Both the moon and Earth formed from the same __________ cloud
The moon formed after a Mars-sized planet or group of small solar
system objects hit Earth, and __________ of this collision formed the moon.
fragments
cannot observe or _________ how moon came to be
measure
reflects light from the _______
sun
The moon would need
to orbit at the right _______
speed
Small dust particles in space do not ___________ each other closer.
pull
The striking planet may have been _________ than the size of Mars.
larger
no _________eyewitnesses
human
Shape:
______
_______ to Earth
sphere
similar
Earth’s atmosphere
would absorb all the
__________ required
to slow down the moon.
energy
Particles do not _________ together to form large particles.
stick
Many astronomers are revising because Earth and moon rocks are still being ___________ for similarities.
tested
created on _________ day of Creation
4th
Size
__________ than Earth
diamerter: ________km
diameter about ______ of Earth's
smaller
3,500
1/4
Parts of Earth’s crust
would have melted
and turned oceans into
_________.
steam
The moon and Earth do not have similar _________.
densities
God’s purpose—to rule _________
night
Gravity
______ than Earth's gravity
about ______ of Earth's gravity
objects weight: ______ on moon than Earth
less
1/6
less
spoken into existence by _________
God
Atmosphere
_______ atmosphere
________ oxygen or nitrogen, unlike Earth
no weather or _______
moon's ______ sky different from Earth's
almost no
almost no
sound
black