Features 1
The moon is what color?
Greys and whites.
It is __ the size of Earth.
1/4
How many theories did we talk about?
4
The Moon broke away from the Earth.
Fission theory
The moon is ___.
Spherical
It is __ the weight of Earth.
1/8
What is the most commonly believed theory?
The Giant Impact Theory
The Moon was formed somewhere else and was pulled in by gravity.
The capture theory.
The moon’s surface is ___.
Rocky
Describe the surface.
Craters, mountains, and dirt.
What is the fission theory?
The Moon broke away from the Earth.
The Moon and the Earth were formed together.
The co-formation theory.
Describe the core.
Small and metallic.
1 of the 5 main features is __.
The Lunar Maria.
What is the capture theory?
The moon was formed somewhere else and was pulled in by gravity.
The Earth collided with another celestial bod and the Moon formed
The Giant Impact theory.
The Moon’s path is ___.
Definite
2 of the 5 main features.
Tycho Crater
What is the co-formation theory?
The Moon and the Earth formed from the same disk at the same time.
The celestial body that collided with the Earth was the size of __.
Mars