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Title: SUN & EARTH Author: Wisley Last modified by: mlyne Created Date: 2/9/2003 8:19:41 PM Document presentation format: On-screen Show Company: BGISD – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Moon


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Moon Moon Phases
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Moon Moon Phases
  • The moon is Earths only natural satellite. Its
    orbit around the earth is tilted 50.

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  • The Earth moon revolve around each other.

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  • Scientists believe that the moon was formed when
    a large asteroid hit the Earth so hard, some of
    the mantle material was hurled into space.

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  • The moon (Luna) is a solid sphere of rocks
    dust.
  • The composition of the rocks is similar to
    Earths mantle.

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  • The moon
  • Rotates on its axis
  • Has a very thin atmosphere

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  • The moon does not generate its own heat light.
    It reflects light from the sun.

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  • The moon makes 1 complete revolution around the
    Earth about every 28 days
  • The moon makes 1 complete rotation about every 28
    days.

http//www.seds.org/pub/images/planets/moon/clemen
tine/mpeg/viewers/msdos/animations/lunar/
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Moon Moon Phases
  • Because rotation revolution occur in the same
    amount of time we only see one side of the moon
  • We never see the far side of the moon

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  • Does the moon have day night? Why?

http//www2.jpl.nasa.gov/files/images/anim/eartmo.
flc
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Moon Moon Phases
  • The moon is about ¼ the diameter of the Earth.
  • The moon Earth are about 240,000 miles apart.

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  • ESSENTIAL QUESTION
  • IF HALF OF THE MOON IS ALWAYS LIT BY LIGHT FROM
    THE SUN, WHY DO WE NOT ALWAYS SEE ALL OF THE LIT
    HALF OF THE MOON?

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Moon Moon Phases
  • http//www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clemovies/c
    lemovies_index.html
  • Moon revolution
  • http//earthsci.terc.edu/content/visualizations/es
    2503/es2503page01.cfm?chapter_novisualization

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Moon Moon Phases
  • http//www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clemovies/c
    lemovies_index.html
  • Moonglow - http//www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/
    clemovies/clemovies_index.html

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Moon Moon Phases
  • The moon is ½ lit all the time
  • The relative positions of the Earth, moon, sun
    determine how much of the lit half we can see
  • http//www.astro.uiuc.edu/projects/data/MoonPhases
    /

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Moon Moon Phases
  • The changing shapes of the moon are called phases.

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Moon Moon Phases
  • The phases range from a new moon to a full moon
    (in about 14 days) then back to new moon (in
    about 28 days)
  • This pattern repeats every 28 days

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Moon Moon Phases
  • Beginning with the new moon, the moon appears to
    get larger (waxing)
  • After reaching full moon, the moon appears to get
    smaller (waning)

waxing
waning
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Moon Moon Phases
  • Solar Eclipse happens when the moon is between
    the sun Earth. The moon casts a shadow on part
    of the Earth

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  • Solar Eclipse

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  • Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth is between
    the sun moon.
  • The Earth casts a shadow on the moon

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  • The gravity between the moon Earth pulls on
    each others surface.
  • The moons gravity pulls on the Earths surface
    (water land)
  • Water is easier to move this causes tides in
    Earths oceans.

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  • The moons gravity pulls all through the earth
  • The water bulges on the opposite side because of
    centrifugal force

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Moon Moon Phases
  • The position of the sun, moon Earth determine
    the tides

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Moon Moon Phases
Low Tides
High Tides
High Tides
Low Tides
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  • Notice how the tides change in relation to the
    red dot.

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