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A moon is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]].
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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.

Revision as of 14:19, 2 November 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

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