Transcript Slide 1

Why is the earth’s moon considered a
moon and not a planet?
http://www.brainpop.com//science/space/mo
onphases/quiz/
Moons revolve around
planets. Our moon is the
Earth’s only natural
satellite
What surface feature is most noticeable?
The moon has many
impact craters because it
does not have an
atmosphere to protect it
from meteorites.
How long does it take the moon to complete
one orbit around the Earth? ESRT
Any other facts about the moon?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=Q_RB1ENTayU
Astronaut Singing in Space
Notice anything about the
orbital path?
The moons orbit is elliptical
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http://www.sott.net/article/26077
6-Is-biggest-closest-full-moon-onJune-23-2013-a-Supermoon
supermoon
During this trip, the moon appears to
change shape depending on what we
can
see
from
Earth.
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps
.swf
This is due to the changing position of
the Sun, Earth, and moon
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/2013moon-phases.html moon phases
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/ani
mations/lps.swf moon phases
Brain Pop
What is the correct sequence of events
over one month of moon phases?
At sunset on the following evening, the
Moon will be located at position
Which type of eclipse is shown when
the moon is at position D?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut
uzVWCo-bQ solar eclipse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?featu
re=endscreen&v=VGMotGL875M&NR
=1 soalr eclipse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV
gDaoP4QOo lunar eclipse
http://www.onr.navy.mil/Focus/oc
ean/motion/tides1.htm tides
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/graphics/Moon_movie
_small.gif