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1 The Moon Earths largest satellite
Current origin hypothesis - formed from the debris left over from a giant impact between earth and a Mars sized body

2 Phases of the moon Why do we see a dark moon, quarter moon, half moon, and full moon from earth ?? Moon is on a day cycle

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4 Eclipse An eclipse is when the sun, earth, and moon are in alignment
The moons orbit around the earth is not in perfect alignment with the sun This difference means that solar and lunar eclipses are rare! (~2 times per year)

5 Lunar Eclipse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuhNZejHeBg
Caused when the moon completely falls in the shadow of the earth (Sun  Earth  Moon)

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7 Solar Eclipse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOvWioz4PoQ
Caused when the earth falls in the shadow of the moon. (Sun  Moon  Earth)

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10 Tides The moon is large enough that it has a large gravitational pull on Earth which pulls the water towards it (high tide)


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