Earth and Moon The moon is our closest neighbor in space As the moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth revolves around the Sun The position of the Earth and Moon and Sun cause Phases of the Moon, the Tides and Eclipses The moon revolves around the Earth in the same time as the moon rotates on its axis. As a result, the same side of the moon is ALWAYS facing the Earth
The moon is our closest neighbor in space As the moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth revolves around the Sun The position of the Earth and.
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Earth and Moon
The moon is our closest neighbor in space
As the moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth revolves around the Sun
The position of the Earth and Moon and Sun cause Phases of the Moon, the Tides and Eclipses
The moon revolves around the Earth in the same time as the moon rotates on its axis. As a result, the same side of the moon is ALWAYS facing the Earth
Moon PhasesThe phase of the moon depends on how much the sunlit side
of the moon faces the Earth
Every 29.5 days, a new cycle starts again
Moon Phase Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w35Qx4VwXg8
Is it a Lunar Eclipse or a Solar Eclipse?
Eclipses form when objects are in a straight line and they pass through the shadow formed by another object
Eclipse Pictures
LUNAR ECLIPSEPARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
Words to Know
Rotation Revolution Gravity Eclipse Lunar eclipse Solar Eclipse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvlrWpsnuQ
Workbook Page ChallengeStars pages 256-261Galaxies pages 262-266Planets pages 241-245Day/Night pages 225-226
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