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Test 7 TSF

Apollo 11's historic Moon landing provided scientists with valuable rock and soil samples, revealing the Moon's composition and its geological history. The samples included Moon soil, which consists of small bits of rock and glass, and two types of rocks: basalt and breccia, indicating past volcanic activity and impacts. No evidence of life was found in the samples, and gases like hydrogen and helium were detected, likely from the solar wind.

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Test 7 TSF

Apollo 11's historic Moon landing provided scientists with valuable rock and soil samples, revealing the Moon's composition and its geological history. The samples included Moon soil, which consists of small bits of rock and glass, and two types of rocks: basalt and breccia, indicating past volcanic activity and impacts. No evidence of life was found in the samples, and gases like hydrogen and helium were detected, likely from the solar wind.

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TEST 7

Just two months after the flight of Apollo 10, the Apollo 11 astronauts made their historic
landing on the surface of the Moon. This momentous trip for humanity also provided scientists
with an abundance of material for study; from rock and soil samples brought back from the
Moon, scientists have been able to determine much about the composition of the Moon (as well
as to draw) inferences about the development of the Moon from its composition.

(3) The Moon soil that came back on Apollo 11 contains small bits of rock and glass which were
probably ground from larger rocks when meteors impacted with the surface of the Moon. The
bits of glass are spherical in shape and constitute approximately half of the Moon soil. Scientists
found no trace of animal or plant life in this soil.

In addition to the (5) Moon soil, astronauts gathered two basic types of rocks from the surface of
the Moon: (5) Basalt and breccia. Basalt is a cooled and hardened volcanic lava common to the
Earth. Since Basalt is formed under extremely high temperatures, the presence of this type of
rock is an indication that the temperature of the Moon was once extremely hot. (2) Breccia, the
other kind of rock brought back by the astronauts, was formed during the impact of falling
objects on the surface of the Moon. It consists of small pieces of rock compressed together by
the force of impact. Gases such as hydrogen and helium were found in some of the rocks, and
scientists believe that these gases were carried to the Moon by the solar wind, the streams of
gases that are constantly emitted by the Sun.

Question 1: The author's purpose in this passage is to


A. demonstrate the difference between basalt and breccia
B. explain some of the things learned from space flights
C. describe some rock and soil samples
D. propose a new theory about the creation of the Moon

Question 2: What does the word “It” refers to?


A. the impact B. the surface C. breccia D. the Moon

Question 3: According to the passage, what does Moon soil consist of?
A. Large chunks of volcanic lava. B. Streams of gases.
C. Tiny pieces of stones and glass. D. Hydrogen and helium.

Question 4: The word 'emitted' in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to


A. vaporized B. sent out C. separated D. set off

Question 5: Which of the following was NOT brought back to the Earth by the astronauts?
A. Soil B. Breccia C. Plant life D. Basalt

ANSWER KEY
TEST 7
1B 2C 3C 4B 5C

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