Unit 6 - Lesson 2

An object that moves around another larger object in space The moon is Earth’s satellite

Is small compared to Earth. Only 1/4 the size of earth Earth’s gravity keeps the moon in orbit around Earth We see only 1 side of the moon from Earth The moon takes about 1 month to rotate once and 1 month to orbit earth once

The plains on the moon’s surface

The changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape The different amounts of the moon’s lighted side that we see are the different phases of the moon

The moon is between Earth and the sun. We can’t see the moon at all. The lit part of the moon faces away from Earth ☀️ 🌚 🌍

The earth is between the moon and the sun. All of the lit part of the moon faces Earth ☀️ 🌍 🌝