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The Moon

The document discusses the moon's rotation, revolution, phases, and effect on tides. It rotates once every 27 days while revolving around Earth, always showing the same side. Its phases, such as waxing and waning, are caused by the changing illumination from the sun. It also causes ocean tides due to its gravitational pull.

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The Moon

The document discusses the moon's rotation, revolution, phases, and effect on tides. It rotates once every 27 days while revolving around Earth, always showing the same side. Its phases, such as waxing and waning, are caused by the changing illumination from the sun. It also causes ocean tides due to its gravitational pull.

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The moon’s rotation & revolution

• The moon rotates on its axis and revolves


around Earth.
• Its revolution causes changes in its appearance.

• The moon rotates on its axis once every 27.3


days. It takes the same amount of time to
revolve once around earth.
• So…… we always see the same side of the
moon.
Facts to know about the moon.
• It shines because it reflects sunlight from
its surface.

• The moon rises later each day due to its


revolution in a counterclockwise direction.

• The moon rises and sets in different


locations throughout the year.
Phases of the Moon
• Moon Phase – The changing appearances
of the moon as seen from Earth.

• New Moon - The lighted half of the moon


is facing the sun and the dark side faces
Earth.
Below is what you see from Earth
Waxing Phases
• Shortly after the new moon the moon’s
lighted side becomes visible.

• These are waxing phases because the


lighted part of the moon gets a bit larger
every night.

• It is waxing until we see a full moon (when


all the moon’s surface facing earth is lit up.
Waning Phases

• After the full moon,


the lighted side of the
moon that can be
seen becomes
smaller and smaller.

• Eventually we are
back to a new moon
again.
Name the phases!
7. Eclipses
Solar: ___________ moves between Earth and sun, blocking sun

(only at the point of the umbra is it a total eclipse of the sun)

Lunar: ___________moves directly between the sun and moon, blocking the
sunshine

8. Origin of the Moon: Impact Theory


a. 4.6 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object collided with Earth while Earth was still
hot, ejecting a blob of molted material. Within 100 years the material gradually
joined together and cooled to form the moon.
Solar Eclipse
The moon moves directly between the sun and Earth.

Casts a shadow on part of the Earth.

The only part of the sun that is visible is a part of the


atmosphere

It looks like a white glow around the moon.

Never look directly at a Solar Eclipse


Lunar Eclipse
• Earth is positioned between the sun and
the moon.

• Earth casts a shadow on the moon.


Moon and Tides
• Gravitational force of the moon causes tides.

• Spring tides are higher; Sun and moon are


aligned.
• Neap tides are lower; Sun and moon are not
aligned.

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