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Quick questions on Interpreting the Moon and Mars: craters, maria, volcanoes, channels and crater dating - Eduqas GCSE Geology
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What is the Moon?Show answer
The Moon is small, airless and geologically dead, so its surface preserves an ancient record. Two main terrains stand out:
What are mars?Show answer
Mars is larger than the Moon and was far more active. Its surface shows a rich history:
What is crater dating?Show answer
Because impacts happen randomly over time, the number of craters on a surface measures how long that surface has been exposed:
What is q1?Show answer
State what the lunar maria are made of. [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why a heavily cratered surface is older than a smooth, sparsely cratered one. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Name one feature of Mars that records past flowing water. [1 mark]
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