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Water on Moons (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://whyfiles.org/060moons/index.html
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In this article, The Why Files examines the possible finding of water ice on our Moon, and the implications for this discovery. The article discusses why scientists believe there is water on the Moon, how a neutron spectrometer picks up the unusual presence of hydrogen on the Moon which could indicate water, what scientists hope to use this water for, and where this water may have come from. A moon of Jupiter, Europa, is examined as well, due to the presence of liquid water and ice on its surface.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
  • Text:
    • Index / Bibliography
    • Ref. material
    • Report
Subject:
  • Cryology
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2002, University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-999
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Earth in the solar system
    • 9-12:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Origin and evolution of the earth system
        • Origin and evolution of the universe
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: The Why Files


Author: David Tenenbaum
The Why Files

Editor: Terry Devitt
The Why Files

Contributor: Amy Toburen
The Why Files

Contributor: Susan Trebach
The Why Files