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Earth-Moon System Class Notes 2013
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Students will be able to describe the major characteristics of the Moon. I. Major Characteristics of the Moon
¼ of the Earth’s Diameter (~7,500 miles * .27 = 2025 mi.) 1% of the Mass of Earth 1/6 the Gravity of the Earth 240,000 miles away from Earth (~380,000 km.) It takes the Moon about 27.3 days to Revolve (orbit the Earth) It takes the Moon the same amount of time to Rotate one-time;
due to the fact that the Near Side of the Moon always faces Earth.
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Objective: Students will be able to draw and label a diagram illustrating the phases of the Moon Phase – The appearance of the moon based on the amount
of light visible from Earth.
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Objective: Students will be able to explain why lunar and solar eclipses occur and in which phase the moon is in during each.
Vocabulary: Eclipse Umbra Penumbra
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Lunar Eclipse
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Solar Eclipse
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Objective: Students will be able to describe why a Solar and Lunar eclipse do not happen every month.
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Earth and Moon Orbital Planes
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Homework: Using the Eclipse Link at the NASA website, research when the next Solar or Lunar Eclipse will occur in North America.http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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Useful Websites: http://astronomyonline.org/SolarSystem/LunarEclipse.asp http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html Eclipses Website!
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Apogee and Perigee
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