The Moon

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The Moon

• By Bridget Burke

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What is the Moon?

• The moon is the Earths only Satellite. It takes
  the moon about a month (28 days) to revolve
  around the Earth.
• The moon has no atmosphere and is similar in size
  to the Earth.

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What is the Moons Surface Made of?

• The moons surface is like an old paved road with
  potholes, an uneven surface, and faded spots.
• The moons surface is made of
• Mountains
• Valleys
• Craters (holes made from space objects hitting
  the surface)
• Volcano sites

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Quiz Break!

• The moon has valleys, craters, an atmosphere, and
  mountains.

True
False
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Awesome!
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Oops!
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Remember the Moon?

• The moon is the Earths only Satellite. It takes
  the moon about a month (28 days) to revolve
  around the Earth.
• The moon has no atmosphere and is similar in size
  to the Earth.

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What are Moon Phases?

• The different shapes we see of the moon are
  called the phases of the moon. The actual shape
  of the moon is not changing, just the light
  shining on the moon.

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The Phases of the Moon

• The moon has 8 phases that look like these

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This chart shows how the moon moves around the
Earth and the different phases it creates. The
pictures of each moon phase is how the moon looks
to us on Earth but not how the moon is actually
shaped.
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Quiz Break!

• Which of the following is not a moon phase?

A. New moon
B. Waning Crescent
C. Waxing Crescent
D. New Crescent
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Great Job!
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Oops! Remember the Phases of the Moon?

• The moon has 8 phases that look like to these

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Oops! Remember the Phases of the Moon?

• The moon has 8 phases that look like these

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Oops! Remember the Phases of the Moon?

• The moon has 8 phases that look like these

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What is a Lunar Eclipse?

• A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls
  into the darkest part of the Earths shadow
  called the umbra.
• A partial lunar eclipse happens when only part of
  the moon enters into the umbra.

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Quiz Break!

• A Lunar eclipse happens when the Earth enters the
  moons shadow called the umbra.

False
True
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Wow!
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Oops! Remember what a a Lunar Eclipse is?

• A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls
  into the darkest part of the Earths shadow
  called the umbra.
• A partial lunar eclipse happens when only part of
  the moon enters into the umbra.

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Credits Some Pictures borrowed from the following
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