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The Moon

Discover the Moon, Earth's satellite with dusty, brownish surface, no water or air. Learn about its radius, distance from Earth, and movements in space. Explore lunar phases, eclipses, and lunar in this educational piece. Understand how we see the Moon and its unique properties. Match terms related to the Moon and events in space.

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The Moon

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  1. The Moon 1. What is the moon ? It is the only natural Satellite of the Earth . 2. Is the Moon  smaller than the Earth ? Yes . 3. Does it have water and air? No . 4 . Is its surface dusty and brownish ? Yes . 5. Does it have own light or reflect light fro the sun ?  No light of its own –reflected sun light

  2. The Moon 6. Does it have special seas and land ? No . 7. What is the interior of the Moon made up? The interior of the Moon is made up of different layers of rocks some solid and some molten .

  3. Other properties of the moon 1.What is its  radius ? The radius of the moon is 1,738 km 2 What is the distance from the Earth to Moon ? The distance from the earth to Moon is 384, 000 K.m . ( 350,000) Km 3. What is the radius of the sun ? The radius of the sun is 696 , 000 km .

  4. Movements of the Moon

  5. The rotation of the Moon round the Earth

  6. The rotation of the Moon round the Earth

  7. Moon’s phases

  8. 4. How does a relatively small object hide a huge object like the sun ? Because of the distance .

  9. Eclipse 1. What does an eclipse mean ? It means disappearance / in shadow . 2. Why does the sun disappear duringdaylight ? (a solar eclipse ) Because the Moon passes between the sun and the Earth .

  10. 3. When does a lunar eclipse happen ? When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon .

  11. Answer these questions • How can we see the moon ? • Does it travel around the Earth ? • Why can we see greater or lesser parts of the moon as it travels around the Earth ? • Why can we only ever see half of the Moon ? • What is the radius of it ? • How many movements of the Moon ?

  12. 1. Solar 2. Axis 3. Orbit 4. satellite 5. lunar: 6. eclipse . Match the following : a. a body that moves in a fixed obit round another . *b. disappear / in shadow . c. the path of a planet d. to do with the sun e. to do with the moon . f. an imaginary line around which a body moves .

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