This moon has an atmosphere 700 km thick. ______ 3. This is another ... a. Deimos b. Europa c. Io d. Triton e. Titan f. Luna. FAMs4.1.1. FAMs4.3.1. FA...
Section Quiz Section: Moons Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided. FAMs4.1.1
______ 1. This moon is the most volcanically active.
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______ 2. This moon has an atmosphere 700 km thick.
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a. Deimos b. Europa c. Io
______ 3. This is another name for Earth’s moon. FAMs4.3.1
d. Triton
______ 4. This moon may have liquid water beneath its surface. FAMs4.3.1
e. Titan f. Luna
______ 5. This moon is believed to be a captured asteroid. ______ 6. This moon revolves around its planet in a retrograde orbit. FAMs4.3.1 Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
______ 7. Except for Mercury and Venus, all the planets have FAMs4.3.1 a. dense atmospheres. b. eclipses. c. terrae. d. satellites. ______ 8. What evidence supports the current theory about our moon’s origin? a. The lunar maria were formed from old lava flows. FAMs4.1.1 b. Lunar rocks are similar to Earth’s mantle. c. The moon is covered with impact craters. d. We have identified the impacting body. ______ 9. What causes the phases of the moon? FAMs4.2.1 a. the relative positions of the moon, Earth, and the sun b. the tilted orbit of the moon c. the moon’s period of revolution equaling its period of rotation d. sunlight reflecting off Earth’s surface ______ 10. What happens during a total solar eclipse? FAMs4.2.1 a. The shadow of Earth falls on the moon. b. A thin ring of the sun shows through. c. The moon completely covers the sun. d. The sun completely covers the moon.
