Difference between revisions of "Moon"
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: Some [[planet]]s have no [[moon]]s like [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]].  | : Some [[planet]]s have no [[moon]]s like [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]].  | ||
: Some [[planet]]s have many [[moon]]s. [[Jupiter]] has 67 [[moon]]s.  | : Some [[planet]]s have many [[moon]]s. [[Jupiter]] has 67 [[moon]]s.  | ||
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| + | ===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:200px; text-align:center;" |Io  | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Europa  | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Callisto  | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |[[File:Io.png|center|200px]]  | ||
| + | |[[File:Europa.png|center|200px]]  | ||
| + | |[[File:Callisto.png|center|200px]]  | ||
| + | |[[File:Ganymede.png|center|200px]]  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 30 August 2018
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
| Phobos | Deimos | 
| Io | Europa | Callisto | Ganymede |