Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The moon's soil is:

  1. made up of fragments of deceased organisms that used to live on the moon

  2. made up of sand very similar to the sand found on Earth

  3. Solidified Lava

  4. not actually soil because there's no living matter on the moon
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D Correct answer
Explanation

True soil requires organic matter from living organisms. The moon's surface material is called regolith - crushed rock and dust from meteorite impacts, not soil. Option A describes fossil-based soil on Earth, B incorrectly claims similarity to Earth sand, and C describes hardened magma, not lunar surface material.

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