1. Correct answer: A. The mass of the Earth is about 40 times the mass of the moon.
2. Correct answer: A. Craters resulted when meteoroids crashed into the surface of the moon.
3. Correct answer: D. asteroids
4. Incorrect answer. The correct answer is A. Mercury and Earth.
How does the mass of the Earth compare to the mass of the moon? (1 point)
A. The mass of the Earth is about 40 times the mass of the moon.
B. The mass of the Earth is about 50 times the mass of the moon.
C. The mass of the Earth is about 70 times the mass of the moon.
D. The mass of the Earth is about 80 times the mass of the moon.
2. Why are there craters on the surface of the moon? (1 point)
A. Craters resulted when meteoroids crashed into the surface of the moon.
B. Craters formed when acidic water dissolved the surface of the moon.
C. Craters were created when sinkholes formed after rainstorms on the moon.
D. Craters developed from deep waterspouts in oceans on the moon.
3. Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student is creating a model to compare and contrast different objects in the solar system.
In the model, most of which objects in the solar system will be found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
(1 point)
A. comets
B. moons
C. meteors
D. asteroids
4. Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student creates a Venn diagram depicting two objects in the solar system. On one side of the Venn diagram, the student writes “have surface features such as mountains, valleys, and volcanoes,” and on the other side of the Venn diagram, the student writes “unable to land on.”
Which two objects is the student comparing?
(1 point)
A. Mercury and Earth
B. Earth and Venus
C. Jupiter and Saturn
D. Inner and Outer Planets
My answers
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. B
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