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==Key Stage 2=====Meaning===A [[moon]] is a large [[rock ]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. ===About Moons===: If it goes around a [[planet]] and it was not made by humans then it is called a [[moon]].: The [[Earth]] has one [[moon]] called [[The Moon]].: Some [[planet]]s have no [[moon]]s like [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]].: Some [[planet]]s have many [[moon]]s. [[Jupiter]] has 67 [[moon]]s. ===Examples==={| class="wikitable"|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos|-|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].|-| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede|-|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]|} ==Key Stage 3=====Meaning===A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. ===About Moons===: [[Moon]]s are natural [[satellite]]s [[orbit]]ing a [[planet]].: Most [[moon]]s are too small to have enough [[gravity]] to become round. They can be [[asteroid]]s that were captured into [[orbit]] by a [[planet]]s [[gravity]].: [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]] do not have any [[moon]]s. All other [[planet]]s have one or more [[moon]]s. {| class="wikitable"|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos|-|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].|-| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede|-|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]|} ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. ===About Moons===: [[Moon]]s are natural [[satellite]]s [[orbit]]ing a [[planet]].: Most [[moon]]s are too small to have enough [[gravity]] to become round. They can be [[asteroid]]s that were captured into [[orbit]] by a [[planet]]s [[gravity]].: [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]] do not have any [[moon]]s. All other [[planet]]s have one or more [[moon]]s. {| class="wikitable"|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos|-|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]|} {| class="wikitable"|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].|-| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede|-|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]|} ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Moon, orbit of, page 250, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Moon, page 11, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Moon, pages 278-9, 290, 292, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac319 ''Moons, page 101, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Moons, page 249, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Moons, page 320, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Moons, pages 275, 277, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] ====OCR====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Moons, pages 238, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']
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