Earth and Moon

Presentation

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Science

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6th Grade

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Medium

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

Jeff Macloud

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5 Slides • 8 Questions

Earth and Moon

Tied Together

The moon orbits Earth

Every 27.3 days
Tilted orbit (5 degrees)

Multiple Choice

The moon's orbit around the earth takes how many days?

364.25

30.2

27.3

Multiple Choice

The moon's orbit is about _____________ degrees off of the orbit of the earth around the sun.

23.5

27.3

Multiple Choice

The moon's farthest point from the earth in its orbit is called it's

apogee

perigee

foci

elliptical plane

Multiple Choice

The moon's closest point from the earth in its orbit is called it's

apogee

perigee

foci

elliptical plane

Multiple Choice

A solar eclipse happens when the moon:

hides behind the earth and is completely blocked from the sun.

hides behind the sun and is completely blocked from the earth.

blocks the sun as seen from earth.

blocks the earth as seen from the sun.

The moon and sun influence the tides on Earth

Moon's gravitational pull is stronger
Highest tides at new moon and full moon

Multiple Choice

The moon's gravitational pull on the tides is how much stronger than the sun's

2.5

Multiple Choice

The tides happen for both land AND water.

true

false

Multiple Choice

The highest tides happen at

New moon

Full moon

Waxing crescent

Waning crescent

New moon and full moon

Earth and Moon

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