Question 1

Fragmenting during meteorite impacts caused the vesicular basalts found among the lunar samples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first Apollo missions to the moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How do we know that the interior of the moon does not contain a large, molten core?

Accepted Answer

The understanding that the Moon does not

Question 4

Earth's moon has a much ________ surface than Earth because it has ________ than Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  older; a smaller mass 
B)  older; a much closer distance to sun 
C)  younger; a smaller mass 
D)  younger; a much closer distance to sun 
A)  older; a smaller mass 
B)  older; a much closer distance to sun 
C)  younger; a smaller mass 
D)  younger; a much closer distance to sun

Question 5

The moon stopped evolving because it is too small to have kept its internal heat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanism did not occur on the moon. 
B)  molten lava once flowed over the lunar surface. 
C)  the crust must have been made of anorthosite. 
D)  water once existed on the moon in the form of small lakes and streams. 
E)  the lunar surface was fragmented by meteorite impacts. 
A)  volcanism did not occur on the moon. 
B)  molten lava once flowed over the lunar surface. 
C)  the crust must have been made of anorthosite. 
D)  water once existed on the moon in the form of small lakes and streams. 
E)  the lunar surface was fragmented by meteorite impacts.

Question 7

Describe the large impact theory of the moon's origin..

Accepted Answer

The large impact theory, also known as t

Question 8

Earth's magnetic field is generated by the dynamo effect in the

Accepted Answer

A)  molten metallic core. 
B)  solid central core. 
C)  plastic mantle. 
D)  crust. 
E)  aurora. 
A)  molten metallic core. 
B)  solid central core. 
C)  plastic mantle. 
D)  crust. 
E)  aurora.

Question 9

How do we know that the maria formed more recently than the highlands on the moon?

Accepted Answer

The maria and highlands on the Moon repr

Question 10

Oxygen in Earth's atmosphere is outgassed in volcanic eruptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The youngest parts of Earth's crust are

Accepted Answer

A)  the bottom layer found in the walls of the Grand Canyon. 
B)  the continents. 
C)  the continental margins. 
D)  the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  the midocean rifts. 
A)  the bottom layer found in the walls of the Grand Canyon. 
B)  the continents. 
C)  the continental margins. 
D)  the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  the midocean rifts.

Question 12

On the moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Earth's magnetic field has reversed itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The greenhouse effect occurs because carbon dioxide is opaque to infrared radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Fragmenting during meteorite impacts caused the vesicular basalts found among the lunar samples.

The first Apollo missions to the moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

How do we know that the interior of the moon does not contain a large, molten core?

Earth's moon has a much surface than Earth because it has than Earth.

The moon stopped evolving because it is too small to have kept its internal heat.

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

Describe the large impact theory of the moon's origin..

Earth's magnetic field is generated by the dynamo effect in the

How do we know that the maria formed more recently than the highlands on the moon?

Oxygen in Earth's atmosphere is outgassed in volcanic eruptions.

The youngest parts of Earth's crust are

On the moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Earth's magnetic field has reversed itself.

The greenhouse effect occurs because carbon dioxide is opaque to infrared radiation.

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Cycles of the Sun and Moon

The Origin of Modern Astronomy

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Formation and Structure of Stars

The Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies: Normal and Active

Modern Cosmology

The Origin of the Solar System

Mercury, Venus and Mars

The Outer Solar System

Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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Exam 16: Earth and Moon: Bases for Comparative Planetology

Fragmenting during meteorite impacts caused the vesicular basalts found among the lunar samples.

The first Apollo missions to the moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

How do we know that the interior of the moon does not contain a large, molten core?

Earth's moon has a much ________ surface than Earth because it has ________ than Earth.

The moon stopped evolving because it is too small to have kept its internal heat.

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

Describe the large impact theory of the moon's origin..

Earth's magnetic field is generated by the dynamo effect in the

How do we know that the maria formed more recently than the highlands on the moon?

Oxygen in Earth's atmosphere is outgassed in volcanic eruptions.

The youngest parts of Earth's crust are

On the moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Earth's magnetic field has reversed itself.

The greenhouse effect occurs because carbon dioxide is opaque to infrared radiation.

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Cycles of the Sun and Moon

The Origin of Modern Astronomy

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Formation and Structure of Stars

The Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies: Normal and Active

Modern Cosmology

The Origin of the Solar System

Mercury, Venus and Mars

The Outer Solar System

Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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Earth's moon has a much surface than Earth because it has than Earth.