The Moon Flashcards
1
Q
Apollo Program
A
Program studying the Moon
2
Q
Craters
A
depression in the surface of the Moon
3
Q
Rayed Craters
A
Streaks of fine ejecta thrown out during formation of a crater
4
Q
Lunar Highland
A
light coloured areas home to mountain ranges
5
Q
Lunar Regolith
A
Solid like layer composed of igneous rock, glass beads, and lunar dust
6
Q
Ejecta
A
material forced out due to meteoritic impact
7
Q
Giant Impact Hypothesis
A
(GIH) theory stating that the moon was created out of debris from a collision with Earth
8
Q
Newton’s Third Law
A
action and reaction are equal and opposite
9
Q
Sea of Tranquility
A
lunar mare that sits in the Tranquillitatis Basin
10
Q
Basalt
A
dark fine-grated volcanic rock
11
Q
Mare
A
(Maria) beds of basaltic lava
12
Q
Rilles
A
long channels
