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|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].
 
|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].
 
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Io
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Europa
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Callisto
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede
 
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|[[File:Io.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Callisto.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]
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: 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]].
 
: 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.
 
: [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]] do not have any [[moon]]s. All other [[planet]]s have one or more [[moon]]s.
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|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].
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|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos
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|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede
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|-
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|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]
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|}
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]].
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===About Moons===
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: [[Moon]]s are natural [[satellite]]s [[orbit]]ing a [[planet]].
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: 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]].
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: [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]] do not have any [[moon]]s. All other [[planet]]s have one or more [[moon]]s.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].
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|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].
 +
|-
 +
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos
 +
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos
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|-
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|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ 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
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|-
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|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]
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|}
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===References===
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====AQA====
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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:[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 '']
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====OCR====
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:[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 '']

Latest revision as of 06:31, 15 December 2019

Key Stage 2

Meaning

A moon is a large rock which 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 planets have no moons like Mercury and Venus.
Some planets have many moons. Jupiter has 67 moons.

Examples

The Moon orbiting Earth.
TheMoon.png
The two moons orbiting Mars.
Phobos Deimos
Phobos.png
Deimos.png
The four largest moons of Jupiter.
Io Europa Callisto Ganymede
Io.png
Europa.png
Callisto.png
Ganymede.png

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A moon is a large rock which orbits a planet.

About Moons

Moons are natural satellites orbiting a planet.
Most moons are too small to have enough gravity to become round. They can be asteroids that were captured into orbit by a planets gravity.
Mercury and Venus do not have any moons. All other planets have one or more moons.
The Moon orbiting Earth.
TheMoon.png
The two moons orbiting Mars.
Phobos Deimos
Phobos.png
Deimos.png
The four largest moons of Jupiter.
Io Europa Callisto Ganymede
Io.png
Europa.png
Callisto.png
Ganymede.png

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A moon is a large rock which orbits a planet.

About Moons

Moons are natural satellites orbiting a planet.
Most moons are too small to have enough gravity to become round. They can be asteroids that were captured into orbit by a planets gravity.
Mercury and Venus do not have any moons. All other planets have one or more moons.
The Moon orbiting Earth.
TheMoon.png
The two moons orbiting Mars.
Phobos Deimos
Phobos.png
Deimos.png
The four largest moons of Jupiter.
Io Europa Callisto Ganymede
Io.png
Europa.png
Callisto.png
Ganymede.png

References

AQA

Moon, orbit of, page 250, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Moon, page 11, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Moon, pages 278-9, 290, 292, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Moons, page 101, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Moons, page 249, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Moons, page 320, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Moons, pages 275, 277, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA

OCR

Moons, pages 238, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
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