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The Moon
Review
Why are there 24 hours in a day?
Why does the sun rise in the east, set in the west?
WHAT CAUSES WEATHER PATTERNS?
Why are there 365 days a year?
Why are the days getting shorter?
How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?
27 d • 7 h • 43 m • 6 s
Why does the moon change shape?
Why does the moon change shape?
RELATIVE SIZES
Earth’s circumference: 40,000 km
Moon’s circumference: 11,000 km
Relative Sizes
Earth’s circumference: 40,000 km
Moon’s circumference: 11,000 km
Sun’s circumference: 4,300,000 km
Moon
EFFECTS OF THE PRESENCE OF THE MOON ON EARTH (MOST VISIBLE WITH WATER)
Man & the Moon
Image of a werewolf printed from a woodcutmade in 1512
Werewolves in the movies
5,000 year oldMoon map!
16th Century Moon map
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