Da Moon

Moon Motion The moon orbits the Earth roughly once a month It revolves counterclockwise It takes 27.3 days to make one complete revolution

How long does it take for the Moon to make one complete rotation? Does the Moon rotate? Yes How long does it take for the Moon to make one complete rotation? 27.3 days SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO????? On the Moon one day equals ____________.

The same side of the moon ALWAYS faces the earth! Because the moon’s rotation time is the same as its revolution time… what does this cause? The same side of the moon ALWAYS faces the earth!

-Half of the moon is always lit up. The moon does not produce any light. It reflects the Sun’s light. MOON PHASES -Half of the moon is always lit up. -We see different phases because we see different amounts of the lit up side of the moon.

If we see 100% of the lit up side we see a _________________ phase.

If we see 50% of the lit up side we see a _________________ phase. If we see just a sliver (small amount) of the lit up side we see a ____________ phase.

If we see a lot but not all (75%) of the lit up side we see a _______________ phase.