PPT-The Moon

Called Luna by the Romans Selene and Artemis by the Greeks and many other names in other mythologies The Moon has been known since prehistoric times It Is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun As the Moon orbits around the Earth once per month the angle between the Earth the Moon and the Sun changes we see this as the cycle of the Moons phases The time between successive new moons is 295 days 709 hours. 8 million square km square km Mass 598 x 10 24 kg 735 x 10 22 kg Volume Density 552 grams per 334 grams per cubic cm cubic cm Surface 98 msecsec 163 msecsec gravity Crust Silicate rocks Silicate rocks Continents Highlands dominated by dominated by This is called an orbit The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth It takes one month for the Moon to go around the Earth The Moon is a little more than 200000 miles from the Earth It is about the size of the Earth That means the Earth is fou The BIG Idea. Students will understand that the appearance of the moon changes in a predictable cycle as it orbits Earth and as Earth rotates on its axis.. Objective 1:. Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the moon as it orbits Earth. . Interesting facts. Neil . Armstrong, . Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin . couldn’t . afford the life insurance policy for an . astronaut. The price was extortionate so the . three astronauts . decided . Stephanie Moses. Phases of the moon. *Note: There is only one moon. This is a composite picture of different days!. Moon Stats. Orbital period: 27.3 days. Revolution: 29.5 days. Distance from Earth: 384,400 km. 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 . Theories. Objectives. SWBAT describe theories on the origin of the moon.. SWBAT evaluate the theories based . on evidence . that has been gathered on the moon’s origin.. Earth and Moon (a Planetary Romance). Our . Moon. on February 2, 2011. How has the Moon changed the last week?. Is there a volunteer to draw what they saw on the board?. What shape would you predict tonight? . Does anyone know the name of this Moon phase?. 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.. By: Ava Schwartz . Size:. Earth:. The Earth is about One Million times smaller than the sun leaving it at 3,959 miles across.. Moon:. The. . Moon is 50 times smaller than the Earth leaving it at . No, the moon is not made of cheese!. The Rules. The LINE-where the dark meets the light. The LINE always moves . LEFT. .. We name the phase of the moon for what . we. . see (light).. Crescent = crescent roll or thumbnail Gibbous = almost full, but not quite. The Moon Topographic map from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Basic data Radius 0.27 of Earth’s Mass 0.01 of Earth’s Orbits Earth with period 27.3 days Revolves on its axis with this period: tidally locked so one face always points towards the Earth https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvfTY-tVzI&safe=active. . On 16. th. July 1969 Apollo 11 set off from Florida USA on a mission to get to the moon. On board were Neil Armstrong aged 26 , Buzz Aldrin aged 22 and Michael Collins aged 28 they had all undergone extensive training . Tides. Characteristics of the . Moon. Spherical; made of . rock. Has no atmosphere, no water, and no living . things. Drastic temperature . changes. Earth’s only . natural. . satellite. Moon . & .