Unit 3-History of the Earth and Moon Review
Quiz by Jennifer Lynn-Rooney
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- Q1
What does the moon influence on Earth?
Orbital period
Rotational velocity
Seasons
Tides
45s - Q2
The moon formed
from a collision with Venus
in the asteroid belt
before the Earth cooled
after the earth cooled
45s - Q3
What was the name of the “super continent”; the first land formation after Earth cooled?
Pandora
Alpha Centauri
Utopia
Pangaea
45s - Q4
When the Earth was still molten magma, the heavier elements
Sunk to the core
Remained on the surface
Underwent fusion to form lighter elements
Underwent fission to form lighter elements
45s - Q5
What is the name of the rogue asteroid that crashed into Earth to form the moon?
Mars
Theia
Sputnik
Apollo
45s - Q6
How large was the asteroid that crashed into Earth to form the moon?
Size of Andromeda
Size of Mars
Size of Haley's comet
Size of Mercury
45s - Q7
What was the estimated angle at which the asteroid impacted the Earth to form the moon?
90 degrees
125 degrees
75 degrees
45 degrees
45s - Q8
How many planets away from the sun is Earth?
3
5
4
2
45s - Q9
What part of the moon has the thickest crust?
Far side
Southern hemisphere
Near side
Northern hemisphere
45s - Q10
When did the Americans first step foot on the moon?
1954
1978
1969
1973
45s - Q11
What is the term used for material that is forced or thrown out as a result, meteoritic impact?
rilles
ejecta
maria
highlands
45s - Q12
What is the term used for the lunar large, dark plains on the moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions and meteor impacts where lave filled the crater basin; Latin for 'seas'.
highlands
lava
maria
rilles
45s - Q13
What is the term used for the oldest features on the moon, where material from meteor impact was pushed up to form the rim and ridges around a crater?
highlands
maria
rilles
ejecta
45s - Q14
What is the term used for the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels, probably formed from collapsed lava tubes
maria
ejecta
highlands
rilles
45s