Multiple Choice Questions

Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the ........

Current (GK) (CGL) Science & Technology

Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-1

lunar exosphere

lunar thermosphere

lunar stratosphere

lunar endosphere

- Lunar exosphere (Option 1):

- The correct answer.

- The Moon has a very thin layer of gas, hardly an atmosphere, called an exosphere.

- It is composed mainly of hydrogen, helium, neon, and argon.

- Lunar thermosphere (Option 2):

- A part of a planet's atmosphere where temperature increases with height.

- Not applicable to the Moon, which lacks a structured atmosphere.

- Lunar stratosphere (Option 3):

- Typically the layer of an atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.

- Irrelevant to the Moon due to its lack of atmospheric layers.

- Lunar endosphere (Option 4):

- Not a recognized term in planetary science.

- Does not relate to any known atmospheric or exospheric component on the Moon.

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