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The Moon

Chapter 15. The Moon. Phases of the Moon. The moon rotates once on its axis in the same amount of time as it revolves around the Earth (29.5 days). *So a “day” and a “year” on the moon are the same length The different shapes of the moon that you see from earth are called phases

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The Moon

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  1. Chapter 15 The Moon

  2. Phases of the Moon • The moon rotates once on its axis in the same amount of time as it revolves around the Earth (29.5 days). • *So a “day” and a “year” on the moon are the same length • The different shapes of the moon that you see from earth are called phases • The phase you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces earth

  3. Phases

  4. Eclipses • When the moon’s shadow hits Earth or Earth’s shadow hits the moon, an eclipse occurs • There are two types of eclipses: solar and lunar • The Umbra is the darkest part of the moon’s shadow • The larger part of the shadow is called the penumbra

  5. Solar Eclipse • A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from the earth • This occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun

  6. Lunar Eclipse • During a lunar eclipse, earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon • These only occur during a full moon as the moon is closest to earth’s shadow at that time • The moon can appear red because the atmosphere bends some sunlight towards the moon.

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