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THE MOON . Moon folklore. The Werewolf. Lots of Babies. Bad things can happen. Epileptic seizures. Man in Space . Many planets have moons. Moons: Objects caught by the gravitational pull of a planet. Where did these objects come from?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE MOONTHE MOON.
Moon folkloreMoon folklore
The WerewolfThe WerewolfLots of BabiesLots of Babies
Bad things can happenBad things can happen
Epileptic seizuresEpileptic seizures
Man in SpaceMan in Space.
Many planets have moons.Many planets have moons.
Moons: Objects caught by Moons: Objects caught by the gravitational pull of a the gravitational pull of a planet.planet.
These objects then rotate These objects then rotate around that planet as the around that planet as the planet spins.planet spins.
Where did these objects come Where did these objects come from?from?
COLLISION THEORYCOLLISION THEORY
CometsComets
MeteoritesMeteorites
Now that we know where the Now that we know where the objects could have come from, objects could have come from, what is this gravity that pulls what is this gravity that pulls them in.them in.
Gravity: The attraction of a Gravity: The attraction of a smaller object to a larger onesmaller object to a larger one.
Example: A large truck passing Example: A large truck passing you on the freeway.you on the freeway.
Where does the Where does the moon get its light?moon get its light?
Do moon Rocks Do moon Rocks Glow?Glow?
It actually gets its It actually gets its light from the sun.light from the sun.
How Does it do that?How Does it do that?
Just like a mirror.Just like a mirror.
PHASES OF THE MOONPHASES OF THE MOON
Oooh!Oooh!
Aaah!Aaah!
New MoonNew Moon
Waxing CrescentWaxing Crescent
First QuarterFirst Quarter
Waxing GibbousWaxing Gibbous
Full MoonFull Moon
Waning GibbousWaning Gibbous
Last QuarterLast Quarter
Waning crescentWaning crescent
Lunar eclipseLunar eclipse
How Does the moon How Does the moon change its phase?change its phase?
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