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What would you find on the Moon’s surface?
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What would you find on the Moon’s surface?

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Apollo – US manned space program which took men to the moon electrostatically

electrostatically charged – produced or caused by charged atoms

human base – community where scientists live which includes living quarters and work areas

micrometeoroids – very small, often dust-sized pieces of a meteor

regolith – layer of loose rock resting on bedrock which makes the surface

silica dust – a white or colorless dust; can be found in various minerals used to make glass and concrete

silicosis – a lung disease caused when silica dust is breathed in over a period of time
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Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry

  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (K–8)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (K–8)

Content Standard D: Earth Science

  • Properties of Earth materials (K–4)

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  • Standard 17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

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Technology and Society

  • The role of society in the development and use of technology.
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