The moon’s rotation & revolution

• The moon rotates on its axis and revolves

around Earth.
• Its revolution causes changes in its appearance.

• The moon rotates on its axis once every 27.3

days. It takes the same amount of time to
revolve once around earth.
• So…… we always see the same side of the
moon.
Facts to know about the moon.
• It shines because it reflects sunlight from
its surface.

• The moon rises later each day due to its

revolution in a counterclockwise direction.

• The moon rises and sets in different

locations throughout the year.
 Phases of the Moon
• Moon Phase – The changing appearances
of the moon as seen from Earth.

• New Moon - The lighted half of the moon

is facing the sun and the dark side faces
Earth.
Below is what you see from Earth
 Waxing Phases
• Shortly after the new moon the moon’s
lighted side becomes visible.

• These are waxing phases because the

lighted part of the moon gets a bit larger
every night.

• It is waxing until we see a full moon (when

all the moon’s surface facing earth is lit up.
 Waning Phases

• After the full moon,

the lighted side of the
moon that can be
seen becomes
smaller and smaller.

• Eventually we are
back to a new moon
again.
Name the phases!
 7. Eclipses
Solar: ___________ moves between Earth and sun, blocking sun

(only at the point of the umbra is it a total eclipse of the sun)

Lunar: ___________moves directly between the sun and moon, blocking the
sunshine

8. Origin of the Moon: Impact Theory

a. 4.6 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object collided with Earth while Earth was still
hot, ejecting a blob of molted material. Within 100 years the material gradually
joined together and cooled to form the moon.
 Solar Eclipse
The moon moves directly between the sun and Earth.

Casts a shadow on part of the Earth.

The only part of the sun that is visible is a part of the

atmosphere

It looks like a white glow around the moon.

Never look directly at a Solar Eclipse

 Lunar Eclipse
• Earth is positioned between the sun and
the moon.

• Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

 Moon and Tides
• Gravitational force of the moon causes tides.

• Spring tides are higher; Sun and moon are

aligned.
• Neap tides are lower; Sun and moon are not
aligned.