PPT-Earth’s Moon Section 3

Prentice Hall Earth Science 223 Objectives Describe how the physical features of the lunar surface were created Explain the history of the moon 223 Vocabulary crater ray mare rille lunar regolith. 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. . Phases are different views of the Moon’s sunlit half. The Lunar phases are the lit & unlit portions of the moon you see from Earth.. Light from the sun reflected by the Moon’s surface. The Moon’s position in its monthly orbit determines how it appears from Earth.. Why do our seasons change?. Rotation V/S Revolution. Rotation. is the . spinning. of a moon or planet on its . AXIS. Revolution. is planets . movement around. a star or moons movement around a planet.. 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?. Geochronometry. Isotope tracing. History . of “primordial” . Pb. Meteorite samples . Chondrite. – a primitive, undifferentiated meteorite. CI refers to a particular class of carbonaceous . chondrite. 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.. 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 . 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 . Tilted on an axis (N-S pole) 23.5 degrees. Earth moves in space two major ways. Rotation. - spinning of Earth on its axis. West to East, 15 degrees per hour or once per day, counterclockwise. This causes day and night—half the Earth is always lit and have it always dark. st. quarter moon, full moon, last quarter moon). Hint: Today is a new moon (Weds, Feb. 18. th. and there are only 28 days in Feb. ). Hint: We have a new moon every 28 days. Pull out Bill Nye worksheet . Earth, Moon, and Sun Gravity and Motion Isaac Newton was the first scientist to explain what keeps the Earth and Moon in orbit Force – a push or a pull There is a force acting between the Earth and the moon that keeps them in orbit