Earth-Moon System Class Notes 2013

Earth-Moon System Class Notes 2013

Students will be able to describe the major characteristics of the Moon. I. Major Characteristics of the Moon

¼ of the Earth’s Diameter (~7,500 miles * .27 = 2025 mi.) 1% of the Mass of Earth 1/6 the Gravity of the Earth 240,000 miles away from Earth (~380,000 km.) It takes the Moon about 27.3 days to Revolve (orbit the Earth) It takes the Moon the same amount of time to Rotate one-time;

due to the fact that the Near Side of the Moon always faces Earth.

Objective: Students will be able to draw and label a diagram illustrating the phases of the Moon Phase – The appearance of the moon based on the amount

of light visible from Earth.

Objective: Students will be able to explain why lunar and solar eclipses occur and in which phase the moon is in during each.

Vocabulary: Eclipse Umbra Penumbra

Lunar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

Objective: Students will be able to describe why a Solar and Lunar eclipse do not happen every month.

Earth and Moon Orbital Planes

Homework: Using the Eclipse Link at the NASA website, research when the next Solar or Lunar Eclipse will occur in North America.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

Useful Websites: http://astronomyonline.org/SolarSystem/LunarEclipse.asp http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html Eclipses Website!

Apogee and Perigee