Lunar resources

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lunar-resources

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary volatile deposits?Water ice concentrated in permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) at lunar poles
2. What is the key geological structures for habitation?Lunar lava tubes, offering natural shielding from radiation, thermal extremes, and micrometeoroids
3. What are the most important resources on the Moon?The Moon has lots of useful things like water ice, oxygen, and metals such as silicon, aluminum, titanium, and iron. These can help people breathe, build homes, and make rocket fuel right on the Moon.
4. Where can we find water ice on the Moon?Water ice is hidden in special dark spots called permanently shadowed regions at the Moon’s poles. These places stay very cold, so the ice can stay there for billions of years.

Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs): Areas on the Moon, typically at the poles, that never receive direct sunlight, preserving volatile compounds like water ice.