CH 12 SEC 4 EARTH’S MOONUSE CH 12 SEC 4 TO ANSWER THE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

CH 12 SEC 4 ASSESSMENT WRITE THE Q AND A

• PURPOSE: TO UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE MOON AND THE FORMATION OF THE MOON

• NAME THE THREE MAJOR FEATURES OF THE MOON’S SURFACE.

• HOW DID THE MOON’S CRATERS FORM?

• WHY IS THE MOONS SURFACE MORE HEAVILY CRATERED THAN THE EARTH SURFACE?

• DESCRIBE THE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES ON THE MOON

• COMPARE THE EARTH AND MOON IN SIZE AND GRAVITY.

• WHAT THEORY BEST DESCRIBES THE MOON’S ORIGIN?

• EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS STAGES OF THE FORMATION OF THE MOON

Part 2•How does the earth move through space?

•Why does the earth have seasons?

•What two factors does gravity depend on?

•What causes phases, eclipses and tides?

•What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?

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