What does the Moon's surface look like up close? Picture examples for kids.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌑 The Moon's surface is covered in craters, mountains, and plains called maria.
• 🌋 These features were formed by asteroid impacts and ancient volcanic activity.
• 🪨 The Moon's soil, called regolith, is a mixture of dust, rock fragments, and impact debris.
• 🌡️ The Moon has extreme temperature variations, ranging from scorching hot to freezing cold.
• 💧 There's evidence of water ice in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles.

Practice Quiz

1. What is the name for the dark, flat plains on the Moon?
   1. A) Craters
   2. B) Maria
   3. C) Mountains
   4. D) Regolith
2. What mainly caused the craters on the Moon's surface?
   1. A) Wind erosion
   2. B) Water erosion
   3. C) Asteroid impacts
   4. D) Volcanic eruptions
3. What is the Moon's soil called?
   1. A) Magma
   2. B) Regolith
   3. C) Sediment
   4. D) Lunar dust
4. Which of these landforms is NOT found on the Moon?
   1. A) Mountains
   2. B) Rivers
   3. C) Craters
   4. D) Plains
5. What is the temperature like on the Moon?
   1. A) Consistently warm
   2. B) Consistently cold
   3. C) Always the same as Earth
   4. D) Varies greatly from hot to cold
6. Where is water ice most likely to be found on the Moon?
   1. A) On mountain peaks
   2. B) In sunlit areas
   3. C) In permanently shadowed craters
   4. D) On the maria
7. What is a major component of the Moon's regolith?
   1. A) Living organisms
   2. B) Volcanic ash
   3. C) Impact debris
   4. D) Fertile soil