28.1 Earth's Moon

The moon's crust on the far side is _________ than the crust on the near side.

Mare is Latin for....

The layer of dust and rock that covers the lunar surface is called....

The Latin word for "moon" is....

A natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass

Fragments of other rocks that have been fused together when meteorites struck the moon are....

__________ surface features include maria, craters, rilles, ridges, regolith, and rocks.

A celestial body that revolves around a body that is greater in mass; a natural satellite

When lava slowly filled basins that were created by impacts of massive asteroids, it created

The gravity on the moon's surface is about 1/6 of the gravity on Earth.

The moon's core is like Earth's core--completely liquid.

Which side of the moon do we always see?

The far side of the moon has more craters and less maria than the near side.

Does the moon have a significant atmosphere?

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Usually, these surface features are named after scientists, scholars, and other cool people

Dark areas on the moon that are smooth and that reflect little light are called...

The moon is thought to be a chunk of ____'s early mantle ejected as a result of a giant impact

A large, dark area of basalt on the moon

A bowl-shaped depression that forms on the surface of an object when a falling body strikes it