Earth MoonBY: MARISSA WALSH

& REBECCA SAYEG

Diameter• The moon’s

diameter is 3476 kilometers• This is ¼ of

earth’s diameter

• The moons gravitational force is mean is .17

• On the moon someone who weigh…72= 11.9 lbs. 95= 15.7

GRAVITATIONAL FORCE

• The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 150,000,000 km. • The moon is 384,000 km from the

Earth.

Distance from the sun

Length of Day & Length of Year

• The length of a day on the moon is 27 earth days.

• The length of a year on the moon is 365 ¼ days.

Length of Day & Length of Year

The length of a day on the moon is 27 earth days.

The length of a year on the moon is 365 ¼ days.

Temperature RangeTHE MEDIAN

TEMPERATURE FOR EARTH’S MOON IS 20°

CTHE EXTREME

TEMPERATURE FOR THE MOON ARE -233°

C AND 123°

Mythology

The earths moon got its name because it is earths moon, (moon a type of satellite). The earths moon

other name is Luna.

One myth of the moon is a man is said to live on the moon

and his face is represented by the

markings and craters of the moon

Surface Features

• The Moons surface is very rough.

It has:• Craters• Mountain ranges• Rilles• Lava plains• Volcano’s• “And a solid rock crust”

Fun Facts

• The Moon rotates at the same speed it orbits the earth that is why we only see one side of it.

• It is believed that the moon was created when a Mars size object crashed into earth and the extra pieces became the moon.

1. The Moon By: Stewart Ross, Place of Publication: New York, Publisher :Scholastic Inc.. , Date: January 2009, Print. Document

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3. kidsastronomy.com/earthsmoon.com, Category: Earths Moon, Used: All during research time, Web. Firefox

Bibliography

Bibliography4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/man_in_the_moon.com,

Article: Man on the Moon, Used: 3/2/11, Created 9/?/11

5. http//mrsfrey.westwood.wikispaces.net/, Astronomy Links, Used all time for research, Web. Firefox

6. exploritorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html , Article: Your weight in other worlds, Used: 3/1/11, Web. Firefox

Bibliography

• Cosmos Book By: Giles Sparrow, Print. Document