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QUESTIONS:
How was the Moon formed?
According to theory, the mood was formed from ejected pieces of debris after the earth suffered an impact from an object the size of Mars today about 4.53 billion years ago, when the molten earth was still cooling.
How old is the Moon?
The moon is about 4.5 billion years old, about the same age as the earth
Why does the Moon only show one side to us all of the time?
Because it rotates the opposite direction to the earth such that the same side is always facing the earth
The Moon is slowly drifting away from us, by how much per year?
3.8cm (1.5 inches) per year
Explain what will eventually happen to it
It will eventually be out of range of the earths gravitational pull, and be ejected into space
How much larger is the Sun than the Moon?
Sun is 416 times the size of the moon - could fit 72 million moons into the sun
What natural phenomenon does this ratio help to observe?
Transient Lunar phenomenon
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How far away is the Moon?
The distance fluctuates between 363,104 km and 405,696 km
What was significant about the 19th March 2011 (regarding the Moon)?
There was an extreme supermoon. This was the closest the moon has been to the earth in 18 years
Why is there no atmosphere on the Moon?
Weak gravitational pull allows air atoms to escape resulting in no atmosphere
Why is the gravity on the Moon 1/6th than of Earth?
Because it's much smaller than the earth in comparison
How many people have stepped on the Moon? Who was the last?
12 of the 24 men sent have stepped on the moon, the last being Eugene Cernan
Why does the Moon orbit the Earth?
The earths gravitational pull is much greater
How many days does it take to orbit?
27.3 days
What effect does the Moon have on the Earth?
Effects the tides (low tide/high tide)
Effects the tides (low tide/high tide)
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Other planets have moons, find images if those moons
How many moons are there in our solar system?
There are a total of 166 moons:
Mercury – 0
Venus – 0
Earth – 1
Mars – 2
Jupiter – 63
Saturn – 60
Uranus – 27
Neptune – 13
There are a total of 166 moons:
Mercury – 0
Venus – 0
Earth – 1
Mars – 2
Jupiter – 63
Saturn – 60
Uranus – 27
Neptune – 13
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