Earth’s MoonsKey Concepts•What features are found onthe moon’s surface?•What are somecharacteristics of the moon?•How did the moon form?  Telescope  Craters…

Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Chapter 9 Section 2 The Moon’s Orbit  The moon revolves around Earth and rotates on its own axis  The moon revolves around Earth once…

1. Earth’s MoonsKey Concepts•What features are found onthe moon’s surface?•What are somecharacteristics of the moon?•How did the moon form? 2.  Telescope …

1.Motions of the Earth- Moon System2. The moon is Earth’s only naturalsatellite. It rotates on itsaxisandrevolvesaround the Earth. The moonorbitsEarth in about amonth .…

1. The Earth exhibits two main motions:• Rotation – the turning, or spinning, of a body on its axis.• Revolution – the motion of a body, such as a planet or moon,…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What are lunar eclipses? Slide 3 Shadows are…  When you walk outside on a sunny day, you can see your shadow.  A shadow is formed when an object blocks…

Slide 1 Moon Phases animated GIF created by Antonio Cidadao Barbara Gage PSC 1210 Prince George’s Community College Slide 2 Intro to the moon o o The moon does not produce…

Slide 1 Eclipses Solar and Lunar Slide 2 Lunar Eclipse Slide 3 Sun, Earth, Full Moon Occurs when all three are directly in a line( in the same plane) Perfect alignment (doesn’t…

The Earth and the Moon The Moon is our nearest neighbour. It crosses the sky at ~12º per day, or its own diameter (~30 arc minutes) in ~ 1 hour Lunar Phases ~29.5 days…

The Moon: Earthâs ONLY Natural Satellite Phases and Eclipses Like the Earth and the other planets, the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. It has a day-side and a night-side…