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Which term identifies the light areas of the moon?

terrae


regolith


craters


maria

User Indamix
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The correct answer is  terrae.
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Answer:

The correct answer is terrae.

Step-by-step explanation:

Terrae is defined as a roughly highland or mountainous region on moon with relatively higher brightness (albedo).

Regolith is defined as layer of lose heterogeneous materiel covering on the rocks like: soil ,dust, broken rocks and other materials etc.

Crater is defined as depression or hollowed areas appearing like holes. These craters are formed due to collisions of meteorites with surface of moon.

Maria are defined as dark plains on the surface of the moon formed due to volcanic eruption.

Hence, the correct answer is terrae.

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