The moon's surface is covered in craters.

Meaning: The outer part of the Earth's natural satellite is filled with large, bowl-shaped depressions.

Choice of Words: Moon's refers to the Earth's natural satellite, and surface is the outer part of something. Covered means to be completely hidden or concealed, and craters are large, bowl-shaped depressions on the moon's surface.

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The moon's surface is covered in craters.

Meaning: This means that the outside of the moon is full of big holes that were made by things like space rocks hitting it.

Choice of Words: Moon is the name of the big, round object that we see in the night sky. Surface is the outside part of something, like the outside of a ball. Covered means that something is completely hidden by something else. Craters are big holes in the ground that are caused by things like meteorites hitting the surface.

The moon has lots of holes on its outside.

Meaning: This means that the moon has lots of big holes on the part that we can see.

Choice of Words: Moon is the name of the big, round object that we see in the night sky. Holes are empty spaces in something. Outside is the part of something that is not inside. When you put them together, it means that the moon has lots of empty spaces on the part that we can see.

The moon is bumpy.

Meaning: This means that the moon has lots of small bumps or lumps on it.

Choice of Words: Moon is the name of the big, round object that we see in the night sky. Bumpy means that something has lots of small bumps or lumps on it. When you put them together, it means that the moon has lots of small bumps or lumps on it.

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