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Any [[object]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]].
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==Key Stage 2==
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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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: If it goes around a [[planet]] and it was not made by humans then it is called a [[moon]].
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: The [[Earth]] has one [[moon]] called [[The Moon]].
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: Some [[planet]]s have no [[moon]]s like [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]].
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: Some [[planet]]s have many [[moon]]s. [[Jupiter]] has 67 [[moon]]s.
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===Examples===
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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]].
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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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|-
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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 3==
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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.
 +
 
 +
{| 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
 +
|-
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|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]
 +
|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]
 +
|[[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]].
 +
: 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]]
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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

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

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

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

Key Stage 4

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