Chapter 1- exploring the moon

Question 1

Define mare

Answer 1

Large dust covered lava planes

Question 2

Examples of Mare that can be seen from earth

Answer 2

Mare crisium, sea of tranquility, and sea of serenity

Question 3

Define craters

Answer 3

Ring shaped depressions from meteor impacts

Question 4

Examples of craters that can be seen from earth

Answer 4

Tycho, Copernicus, and plato

Question 5

Compare mountains on earth to mountains on the moon

Answer 5

The mountains on the moon are as high as the highest mountains on earth

Question 6

Size of the moon

Answer 6

1/4 the size of Earth’s diameter

Question 7

How far away is the moon from the earth

Answer 7

283,900 miles

Question 8

How much larger is the sun than the moon

Answer 8

400 times larger

Question 9

How far away is the sun from the earth compared to the moon and the earth

Answer 9

400 times

Question 10

Apparent size of the moon and the sun from earth

Answer 10

Same size

Question 11

How long are moon days

Answer 11

29.5 earth days long

Question 12

Moons orbit tilt

Answer 12

Tilted by 5 degrees

Question 13

Moon day temperature

Answer 13

260 degrees

Question 14

Night moon temp

Answer 14

-280 degrees

Question 15

Moon atmosphere

Answer 15

No atmosphere

Question 16

Moon magnetic field

Answer 16

No magnetic field