Moons

Question 1

Moons

Answer 1

• Moons do not give out their own heat and light
• Like planets, moons do not give out their own heat and light = not made of hot gas
• Only stars are made of hot gas and can give out their own heat and light
• Our Moon can be seen from Earth because the light from the Sun shines onto its surface
• The Moon seems to shine because light from the Sun shines onto its surface and lights it up

Question 2

On the Moon, we can see craters, light areas which are mountains and darker areas which are flat plains

Answer 2

• The Moon’s surface is not flat and smooth. It has mountains, lower-lying flat areas called plains, and craters
• They have a rim of higher land around their edge.
• Scientist think craters were formed by large rocky objects crashing into the surface of the Moon many years ago.
• You can make a crater by dropping a stone into a pile of sand.
• The mountains appear as light areas and the plains as dark areas. The plains are dark because they are covered by dark rock