What is the basic composition of the moon?
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More than 4.5 billion years ago, the surface of the Moon was a liquid magma ocean. Scientists think that one component of lunar rocks, called KREEP (potassium, rare earth elements, and phosphorus), represents the last chemical remnant of that magma ocean. KREEP is actually a composite of what scientists term "incompatible elements": those which cannot fit into a crystal structure and thus were left behind, floating to the surface of the magma. For researchers, KREEP is a convenient tracer, useful for reporting the story of the volcanic history of the lunar crust and chronicling the frequency of impacts by comets and other celestial bodies.\n\nThe lunar crust is composed of a variety of primary elements, including uranium, thorium, potassium, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, titanium, calcium, aluminium and hydrogen, as determined by spectroscopy.\n\nA complete global mapping of the Moon for the abundance of these elements has never been performed. However, some spacecraft have done so for portions of the Moon; Galileo did so when it flew by the Moon in 1992.[7] The overall composition of the Moon is believed to be similar to that of the upper parts of the Earth other than a depletion of volatile elements and of iron.
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Galileo's sketches of the Moon.\n\nHere are Galileo's drawings of the jagged surface of the moon.  His telescopic observations convinced him that the moon could not be a perfect, crystalline sphere.  (In the Greek scientific tradition, everything from the moon on out is made of a special, fifth element, whose natural motion is in a circle.  Everything below the moon's orbit is made of the four elements earth, fire, air, and water. \n\nhttp://unr.edu/homepage/nickles/wthonors/galileo.htm
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The volume of a sphere is:\nVolume =4/3 pi radius^3 \n\nThe radius of the moon is around\n1740 km\n\nSo the volume of the moon would be:\n= 4/3 pi 1740^3\n= 22,066,647,300\n\nSo the moon is about:\n22 billion cu. kilometers, or\n22 quintillion cu. meters.\n\nDon't forget that volume is specified in cubic units.
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Actually the Moon is a rather poor reflector, with only 7% of light hitting it being reflected.  That is defined as an albedo of 7.  Earth by contrast has an albedo of 35, the increase being due to ice caps and clouds being extremely good reflectors.  Since the Earth is about 4 times the size of the Moon, its surface area is about 16 times as great.  With an albedo 5X greater than the Moon's and a surface 16X the Moon's, at comparable distances Earth is 90 times brighter than the Moon.  One deep space probe actually looked back and photographed the two together, and the Moon is barely visible in the original photo.
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the sun and or the moon
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The temperature on the Moon ranges from daytime highs of about 130°C = 265°F to nighttime lows of about -110°C = -170°F
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What confuses you about the moon? Most planets have them. Ours is old, lifeless, has a high reflectivity, and rotates once for every revolution (so we always see the same side). Why are you confused?
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The moon is gorgeous. I love the moon. It is so mystical and romantic.
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Here's information from NASA.\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html\n\nHere's the wikipedia entry,\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
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The moon's orbit is in a balance between centrifugal force (outward motion) and gravitation (inward force toward the earth).
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Here is a quick page of info for ya. Hopes this helps.\n\nhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
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Although the Moon does not appear to have a magnetosphere surrounding it, it *is* a magnetic object in space. Scientists think that the magnetism of the Moon's surface is leftover from a time when the Moon's magnetic field was actively created by a dynamo within the lunar core, and that this remnant magnetism may gradually erode away. \n\nTheories also suggest that the Moon's magnetism may come from collisions with other celestial bodies such as asteroids and comets, which might have imparted to the Moon some magnetic properties. \n\nSome regions of the Moon's surface are more magnetic than others. A strip of the lunar crust called the Rima Sirsalis seems to be very strongly magnetic. Measurements of the uneveness of the magnetism and depth of the lunar crust such as those being made by the Lunar Prospector mission can supply information about the magnetism of the surface, as well as the size and electrical conductivity of the lunar core. Ultimately these measurements will help scientists better understand the Moon's origins. For example, if the core contains more magnetic elements (such as iron) than the Earth, then the collision/ejection theory of lunar origin loses some support. \n\nScientists believe that certain lunar surface features, such as the albedo swirls, may have magnetic origins. The swirls resemble unstirred cream in a coffee cup. Researchers suspect that the contrasting light and dark regions might indicate the juxtaposition of irregular magnetic fields. Using data obtained both from its Magnetometer and Electron Reflectometer instruments, Lunar Prospector will map global locations, strengths and orientations of lunar crustal magnetic fields. With these experiments, scientists can learn if there is a relationship between such magnetic fields and the surface.
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Look at the moon a lot.\n\n41\n\nDon't forget anything important.
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You mean, what color is the sky on the moon?  No color, or black.  The moon doesn't have an atmosphere.
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The main reason is that there is no weather on the moon to erode the surface.  Additionally, there is no tectonic movement of the surface of the moon.  Because of both these things, the surface of the moon is stable, while the earth's surface is constantly being altered.
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33.3 lbs\n\nThe moon's gravity is 1/6 that of earth.
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Here is a link that should be perfect! Scroll down a bit and there is a table with all the data you could possibly want!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003J6%28moon%29--_statistics_of_Jupiter%27s_Moon