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Moon Quiz1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carbon compounds, frozen gas and other materials that when heated vaporize. | Volatiles |
| Channels in the lunar surface. | Rilles |
| Ejecta from impacts that spreads out away from a crater. | Rays |
| A meteor that has landed on the Earth. | Meteorite |
| Small rocks or sand making a bright trail through the sky as it burns in the atmosphere. | Meteor |
| Lava flows on the surface of the moon. Plural, maria. | Mare |
| Pulverized rock scattered by impacts on an object's surface. | Ejecta |
| Round, glassy part of meteorite made from silicates. | Chondrule |
| A stony meteorite containing chondrules. | Chondrite |
| Stony meteorite containing chondrules and volatiles. | Carbonaceous Chondrite |
| Rock made from pieces of rocks formed earlier. | Breccia |
| Small, rocky world. Most asteroids are between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. | Asteroid |
| Rock of aluminum and silicates found on the moon. | Anorthosite |