Why is the Earth’s moon considered a moon and not a planet?

Why is the Earth’s moon considered a moon and not a planet?

http://www.brainpop.com//science/space/moonphases/quiz/

Moons revolve around planets. Our moon is the

Earth’s only natural satellite

What surface feature is most noticeable?

The moon has many impact craters because it

does not have an atmosphere to protect it

from meteorites.

How long does it take the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth? ESRT

Any other facts about the moon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_RB1ENTayU

Astronaut Singing in Space

Notice anything about the orbital path?

The moons orbit is elliptical

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http://www.sott.net/article/260776-Is-biggest-closest-full-

moon-on-June-23-2013-a-Supermoon

supermoon

During this trip, the moon appears to change shape depending on what we

can see from Earth.

This is due to the changing position of the Sun, Earth, and moon

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/2013-moon-phases.html moon phases

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf moon phases

Brain Pop

What is the correct sequence of events over one month of moon phases?

At sunset on the following evening, the Moon will be located

at position

Which type of eclipse is shown when the moon is at position D?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtuzVWCo-bQ solar eclipse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=VGMotGL875M

&NR=1 soalr eclipse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVgDaoP4QOo lunar eclipse

http://www.onr.navy.mil/Focus/ocean/motion/tides1.htm tides

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/graphics/Moon_movie_small.gif