1. Possible Answers No tides (not true) No intertidal zone (not true) No eclipses Darker skies for astronomy Some animals affected (such as salmon and turtles) Different night creatures No lunar calendar No lunar phases Different name for "lunatics'' No lunar fables (werewolves and so on) No nearby place for astronauts to go A lost vehicle for romance A lost theme for love songs No Man in the Moon

2. What would happen if there wasn’t a moon? The moon actually stabilizes the tilt of the Earth’s axis. Tilt is responsible for seasons. Mercury, Venus, and Mars – axis swings wildly resulting in wide temperature swings. http://www.studentforce.org.uk/toolkit/Pics/sadearth.jpg

3. What would happen if there wasn’t a moon? The Moon accounts for about 60% of our tides. The Sun accounts for 40% of the tides on Earth today. Earth would still experience some tides, but not to the same extent. Tides flush nutrients from the continents to the oceans. Tides responsible for some of the ocean circulation which helps regulate temperatures. http://www.studentforce.org.uk/toolkit/Pics/sadearth.jpg