PPT-The Earth-Moon-Sun System

Section 222 Prentice Hall Earth Science 222 Objectives Describe the movements of Earth known as rotation revolution and precession Explain how the moon goes through phases Explain how eclipses occur. Made by: Grace Taggart. Size. Moon- The Moon is 3,475km. Earth- The Earth is 12,756 km. Sun- The Sun is 1,392,684 km . What types of landforms are there?. Moon- The Moon is made out of hard rocks and there are many craters and mountains.. Mrs. Horn. Science. 2015. Day and Night. Earth’s axis is an imaginary line that runs through Earth.. It passes through the North and South poles.. Earth rotates (spins) on its axis. (Like a spinning top). By : Zora Reyes. Size. The . Moon . is 3475 km. The . Earth . 3959 km . The . Sun . is 1392000 km. The . Sun . is really , small if you look at all of the others stars . Surface. The . Moon . has craters the . Would You Rather?. Would you rather live here…. or here?. There is no water on the Moon. What would you drink?. Is there water on the Sun?. Would you rather live here…. or here?. The Sun is about 5500° Celsius. Make sure you bring sunscreen!!. By, Jacquelyn Lesko & Nate . Polich. Standard. MS ESS1-1.. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.. ASTR 101. Prof. Dave Hanes. The . Moon. ’. s . Baleful Influence . (?. ). Crime . rates, . homicides, . birth rates, acts of. ‘. lunacy,. ’. t. raffic a. ccidents. , etc…. http. ://skepdic.com/fullmoon.html. By Jason Janczak. SIZE OF THE EARTH, MOON, AND SUN. The Earth’s radius is 3959 miles. The Moon’s radius is 1079 miles . The Sun’s radius is 432,474 miles. Fun facts: The Earth is about 4 times the size of the . BY KAYLA FARABEE. Earth. it takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It has no craters but it dose have landform such as rock and liquid . It takes 365.25 day to orbit around the sun. SUN. . The weathering on the sun is very . The Sun. . . .. Which one is the biggest?. The Earth. Diameter of the Sun: 864,938 miles. Diameter of Earth: .  7,926 . miles. Diameter of the Moon: 2,160 miles. The Moon. How far away are the Sun and the Moon?. The Sun. What physical features do you notice?. How does the Sun compare to the Earth and Moon?. What does the Sun provide for the Earth?. Physical Characteristics of the Sun. Sunspots. Solar Flare. Average Distance. from the Earth . to the Moon:. 221,567 miles . Average Distance. from the Earth . to the Sun:. 93,020,000 miles (. 149, 597, 871km. )(. 1 AU. ). DID YOU KNOW THE . MOON. CAUSES . 0. Guidepost. In this chapter, you will consider four important questions about the Moon. Why does the moon go through phases?. What causes a lunar eclipse?. What causes a solar eclipse?. How can eclipses be predicted?. Earth and Sun Relationship. Earth completes one revolution around the sun every 365 ¼ days. . Revolution – the time it takes for the Earth to complete 1 orbit around the sun.. What is Rotation?. Rotation – the Earth rotates around its axis once every 24 hours.. Section 22C. The sun’s motions. Apparent motion. The sun’s motion across the sky as we see it. Caused by the earth’s rotation. Ecliptic – the line marking the apparent path of the sun against the background of the stars as the sun moves around the earth..