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Chapter 28

Chapter 28. Chapter 28 SOAR. Vocabulary. Create a flashcard for the following key terms…they begin on page 719. Satellite Moon Galilean moon Asteroid Comet Oort cloud Meteoroid Meteor. Brainpop The Moon. Earth’s Moon.

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Chapter 28

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  1. Chapter 28

  2. Chapter 28 SOAR

  3. Vocabulary Create a flashcard for the following key terms…they begin on page 719. • Satellite • Moon • Galilean moon • Asteroid • Comet • Oort cloud • Meteoroid • Meteor

  4. Brainpop The Moon

  5. Earth’s Moon • Any large body that orbits a planet is a SATELLITE. If it is a natural satellite, it is a MOON.

  6. The Lunar Surface • Lighter areas are HIGHLANDS (mountains/volcanoes) • Darker areas are MARIA (lava fields) • The surface of the moon is covered in bowl-shaped depressions called CRATERS • Most of the moon’s craters formed from ASTEROIDS colliding with the moon for 4 billion years • The moon is covered in craters because it has no atmosphere to protect it • The moon is covered in dust and rock from space debris called REGOLITH • Lunar rocks are very similar to Earth’s rocks. They are Igneous.

  7. Images of the Moon’s Craters

  8. Formation of the Moon

  9. Quick Check! INTERACTIVE • Finish the bubble map… Earth’s Moon

  10. Satellites of Other Planets • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto all have moons • The 4 largest moons of Jupiter are known as the GALILEAN MOONS • 3 are bigger than the Earth’s moon • Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto • Ganymede is larger than Mercury

  11. Alien Moons Interactive Video • Tape the fill-in sheet into your notebook • Answer the questions as we watch the video

  12. Moons of the Solar System Scavenger Hunt • Working in groups, use the books and laptops to finish the Scavenger Hunt • 1 paper per group

  13. Asteroids Comets Meteoroids

  14. Asteroid Impacts • Dinosaur extinction caused by an asteroid • Can cause huge craters

  15. Oort Cloud • Most comets originate here • A spherical cloud of dust and ice beyond Pluto • Surrounds our solar system

  16. INTERACTIVE In groups • Create a Poster of one of the following: • Earth’s Moon • Other Moons (choose 1) • Asteroids • Comets • Meteoroids • Include a drawing, definition, and interesting facts (at least 5) • Present to Class

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