1) What Is the Moon S Size Compared to the Earth?
Lunar Facts……….Earth
( Moon) ( The Earth’s Moon) all answers come from the Intermediate text mode
1) What is the Moon’s size compared to the Earth?
2) Because of its’ smaller size the Moon’s gravity is______of Earth’s gravity.
( two types of regions ) ( Lunar Geology )
3) What are the two basic types of regions on the moon?
4) What are the proper names of these two lunar regions?
5) What kind of rock gives the dark regions of the lunar surface its’ color?
6) List the 3 heavy elements that compose this rock type.
7) List the 2 lighter weight elements making up the light-colored rocks of the moon.
8) Why was it important for scientists to infer the ages of the light and dark colored surfaces of the Moon?
( History )( The Moon’s Geological History )
9) What is the range in years of the age of the highlands on the Moon’s surface?
10) What is the range in years of the age of the basins?
11) What event erased the original blanket of craters in the basins and formed the dark maria?
12) Which side of the moon represents the original lunar appearance of how the moon looked 4 billion years ago?
( rained down link ) (Formation of the Moon)
13) List two components of a successful theory
14) What are the three theories explaining the formation of the moon.
15) After formation of the moon came the time called “The Period of Late, Heavy Bombardment”. List the three events that occurred to the moon during this period.
( came out link ) ( Collisional Ejection Theory )
16) This theory best explains the lunar evidence we see today. There are three separate events that occur that explain the formation of the Moon. List the three events.
17) How does this theory explain the different seasons on the Earth we experience today?
Back to ( The Earth’s Moon)
18) Explain why the astronaut footprints left on the moon by the Apollo missions are there and undisturbed today.
19) Explain why Lunar Phases change.
( orbits ) ( The Moon’s Orbit and Rotation )
20) What is the ranking of the Moon’s size compared to other moons’ in our solar system?
21) If the Moon is smaller than Earth and Earth is much smaller than the Sun then why does the Moon appear to be the same size as the Sun in our sky?
22) Explain why the Earth bound observer can never see the “far side” of the Moon.
( tidal forces )
23) Using words i.e. side of the Earth and facing away from the Moon, Give a thorough answer and explain what is a tidal force.
24) From the reading, give your reason why you think the Earth is flatten at the poles and inflated at the equator.
( because it is spinning )
25) Give the definitions to the words a) Perihelion &
b) Aphelion, using the Earth-Moon orbits system.
Note : the web-site used to research the answers is
Windows to the Universe @
Students must read in the Intermediate text mode to research the answers to the questions.
Enjoy the Learning……. Mr. Harrell
