NJ#6 Moon Infographic

Why the Moon varies in Shape & Size?

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2. Light & shadow Relationships

1. earth, moon, Sun relationships

3. Phases

4. Uncommon Events

5. Perspective Matters

How do the Sun, Moon, and Earth produce light and shadows?

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How does our perspective on Earth affect our POV of the moon?

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What are eclipses and other rare celestial events?

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already linked cute moon vid in top button!

What is the Moon phase pattern?

Earth: just like every other planet, earth orbits around the sun and has other celestial bodies or "satellite(s)" that orbit around it

• it takes Earth 365.25 days (or 1 calendar year) to make a full orbit around the sun
• Earth rotates on a tilted axis, takes 24hrs (1 day) to make 1 full rotation

Sun: center of our solar system, every planet orbits around it

• rotates inconsistently on an axis- takes approx. 25-27 days to make 1 full rotation
• different parts of it rotate at different speeds because it isn't a solid- its a giant star made of "gas" (really hot plasma)

How do the Sun, Earth, and Moon move and work together?

Moon: earth's only satellite, it reflects light from the sun and appears to be invisible during daytime because of sun's brightness

• revolves (orbits) around the Earth approx. every 27 days
• the moon's gravity pushes/pulls earth's ocean tides

Click on image to see source of it ↑ POV of moon horizon looking @ Earth is SUCH a cool flip!!

Did You Know? The Earth orbits the sun every 365 ¼ days We count 1 calendar year as 365 days. But what about the ¼ day?? Ever heard of a leap year? That's where it goes! Since ¼ (or 0.25) is 1 out of 4, we add one extra day to the calendar every 4 years! This year is a leap year!! The next one will be in 2028