The moon

The moon

by Rachman Brainwave

Our Moon

• The Earth only has 1 moon

• Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on Earth's moon.

• He said, "The surface is fine and powdery. I can pick it up with my toe."

Physical Features

• The moon is a dusty ball of rock.

• The surface has thousands of pits called craters.

• The craters form when chunks of rock and metal called meteorites crash into the moon.

• The moon is 1/4 the size of the Earth.

Rotation and Orbit

• Like the planets, the Moon has two types of movement: orbit and rotation.

• The Moon orbits, or travels, around Earth. It takes 27 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth.

• The moon also rotations, or spins. It completes one rotation in about 27 days.

• It takes the same time for the moon to orbit and rotate!

The Moon

• The moon has no air, no wind, or liquid water.

Open Ended

Would we be able to live on the moon? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth and to make one full rotation?

• 13 days

• 27 days

• 136 days

• 365 days

Open Ended

What does the moon look like from Earth?

Multiple Choice

Moon is Earth's ....

• Star

• Center

• Natural Satellite

• Artificial Satellite

Multiple Choice

There are two ways of the Moon's movement. Those are...

• Rotation and Revolution

• Rotation and Translation

• Revolution and Translation

• Translation and Circulation

Multiple Choice

The moon rotates in its axis for .... days and go around the Earth for .... days. The correct number(s) to fill the bllanks is/are...

• 27 and 27

• 27 and 28

• 28 and 27

• 28 and 28

Multiple Choice

The following statements are the effect of Moon towards Eath, except....

• Moon gives light in the sky at night

• Moon as animals' navigator when imigrating

• Moon's movement changes the season on Earth

• Moon's gravity makes the sea level decrease and increase

Open Ended

How are craters formed?

Multiple Choice

What is a moon?

• an asteroid

• a space object that orbits around a planet

• a space object that orbits around a star