Difference between revisions of "Moon"
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− | A moon is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. | + | A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. |
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+ | A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]]. | ||
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+ | : [[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. |
Revision as of 14:19, 2 November 2018
Contents
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 |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A moon is a large rock which orbits a planet.