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The moon's crust composition is similar to the Earth's, but the moon's mantle contains a higher amount of iron. While the moon's crust is composed of 43 percent oxygen, 20 percent silicon, 19 percent magnesium, 10 percent iron, and trace amounts of other elements. The Earth's crust is made up of 46.6 percent oxygen, 27.7 percent silicon, 8.1 percent aluminum, 5.1 percent of iron, 2.1 percent magnesium, and other elements.
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∙ 14y agoAs the Earth was solidifying it was struck by another planet. The results were that Earth had to settle out again and the moon was born of that collision. The moon is a good chunk of the Earth.
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∙ 11y agoShortly after the formation of the earth, an object roughly the size of mars struck earth a glancing blow scooping out a lot of crust and mantle rock. This material and the object became the moon. The fact that the moon's composition is similar to Earth - including the isotope mix - is part of the evidence cited for this crash theory.
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∙ 13y agoIts is similar in many ways but the most common way is that the composition of the moon resembles our core.
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Chemically the moon is similar to?
Earth's crust
How are the new moon and full moon phases similar?
A full moon is when the moon is behind the Earth and the new moon is when the moon is in front of Earth. So they are exact opposites.
How does the way moon moves around earth compare to the way earth moves around the sun?
They are both satellites to an object which means that they are similar. The moon revolves around the earth, while it is also orbiting around the sun. There is really no difference, but the moon is a satellite that revolves around an object that is turning, and the earth is an object that only turns around the sun.
Are moon rocks opaque?
Yes. Rocks on the moon are similar to volcanic rocks on Earth.
How are the movements of the sun and the moon similar to an observer on earth?
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Is there any other planet similar to earth in the milky way?
No planets are similar but there is a moon. Titan, one of Jupiter's moons, is very similar to Earth.
How is Jupiter's moon Ganymede similar to Earth's moon?
In one way it has craters. The other is it has dark spots.
Is the core of the moon like that of earth?
The moon is believed to have a metallic core similar to that of Earth, but smaller in proportion to the moon than Earth's core is to Earth.
Is Mercury similar to venus Pluto mars earth's moon?
Mercury is most similar to Earth's moon. Like the moon it is a rocky, airless world covered in craters.
What way is a moon similar to a planet?
It spins around the earth on an axis like how the planets spin around the sun.
What moon has an atmosphere very similar to earth?
Saturn's moon Titan.
Chemically the moon is similar to?
Earth's crust
How are the new moon and full moon phases similar?
A full moon is when the moon is behind the Earth and the new moon is when the moon is in front of Earth. So they are exact opposites.
How does the way moon moves around earth compare to the way earth moves around the sun?
They are both satellites to an object which means that they are similar. The moon revolves around the earth, while it is also orbiting around the sun. There is really no difference, but the moon is a satellite that revolves around an object that is turning, and the earth is an object that only turns around the sun.
What does the moon and earth have in commin?
Well, they are both planetary objects in our Solar System.The Earth and moon and similar in the way that they both orbit, they have a surface, they are roughly spherical and that they are both quite aged!Hope this helpsArtic-Fox
Are moon rocks opaque?
Yes. Rocks on the moon are similar to volcanic rocks on Earth.
Is moon rock inorganic?
Yes. Moon rock is similar to volcanic rock on Earth.
