Earth's Moon

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Science

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7th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Adam Kirsopp

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10 Slides • 8 Questions

Earth's Moon

Moon Data

1.2 % of earth's mass
Diameter is 27% of Earth
Distance from Earth 384,000 KM
Time for one rotation 27.3 days
Time for one revolution 27.3 days

Multiple Choice

Why do we never see the other side of the Moon?

It does not move

It does not rotate

Its rotation and revolution have the same speed

Aliens have a secret base on the other side of the moon that they do not want you to see.

Multiple Choice

What is the most widely accepted theory of the Moon's Formation

Impact from a large object

A piece spun off

it came into orbit from gravity

Aliens made it

Moon's Formation

An object the size of Mars crashed into semi-molten Earth about 4.5 billion years ago.
The impact ejected vaporized rock into space. As the rock cools, it forms a ring of particles around Earth.
The particles gradualy clump together and form the moon

Moon's Surface

Highlands shaped by impacts from other objects
Rays-Bright streaks around craters
Maria-Is an area where molten lava came up and filled in an impact crater
Craters-areas from impact with objects

Maria

Highlands and craters

Rays

Multiple Choice

What are the dark areas of the moon called

impacts

holes

maria

craters

Phases

Waxing-more of the moon's near side is lit each night
Waning-less of the moon's near side is lit each night

Multiple Choice

Which is gaining more light each night

Waning

Waxing

Multiple Choice

Which is loosing more light each night

Waning

Waxing

Multiple Choice

When the Earth is positioned in between the sun and the moon

Full moon

Quarter moon

crescent moon

new moon

Multiple Choice

When the moon is positioned in between the sun and the Earth

Full moon

Crescent moon

Gibbous moon

New moon

Multiple Choice

When the moon is positioned 90 degrees from the Earth in relationship to the sun it is a

Gibbous moon

Half moon

Full moon

Crescent moon

Earth's Moon

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