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1. Since the discovery of possible lunar ice at the poles a lunar base would most likely be located at

a) Aiken Basin b) Sea of Tranquility c) The North Pole d) Grimaldi crater

2. Mining of helium-3 on the moon would be used for future

a) fission reactors b) fusion reactors c) oxygen production d) brick-making

3. The first telescope on the moon brought by the Apollo astronauts was a

a. Orbiter b) radio telescope c) infrared telescope d) ultraviolet telescope

4. An interferometer is

a) a lunar thermometer b) a type of seismometer c) a collection of telescopes d) a mining facility

5. Over 40% of the lunar regolith (soil) is composed of

a) aluminum b) calcium c) oxygen d) titanium

6. The best type of metal found on the moon that could be used for electrical conductors is

a) aluminum b) calcium c) copper d) iron

7. The X-Prize hopes to encourage space tourism by offering a prize of

a)  $25,000 b) $100,000 c) $1,000,000 d) $10,000,000

8. Many (but not all) designs for lunar bases use lunar regolith as a covering to protect from

a) dust b) radiation c) comets d) radio noise