The Moon

By: Logan, Brooke, Justin, Sam and James

Phases of the Moonby Justin

• The moon seems to change size but it is really because the moon’s orbit affects how much we see of it.

• The different shapes are called phases.

• Waning (smaller) Waxing (bigger)

• The moon doesn’t make its own light. It gets its light from the sun shining on it.

Moon Rocksby James

• Moon rocks have been classified by geologists as volcanic flow or meteorite that crashed into the moon.

• You can see moon rocks from the Apollo 11 Mission at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

The Moons Surfaceby Brooke

• The moon has gigantic craters caused by meteorites and huge hills.

• The black parts on the moon are smooth.

• The moon is black, gray and dusty.

• 12 astronauts have landed on the moon.Their footprints are still there because there is no atmosphere and no weather.

Dead Moonby Logan

• The moon has no atmosphere so it can not keep a livable temperature.

• It has very little gravity to hold anything down.

• It has no air for breathing and no water for drinking or growing plants.

• Nothing at all can live on the moon.

Extra Informationby Sam

• The moon is a giant satellite.

• Earth is 238,900 miles from the moon.

• The moon has been in space for 45,000,000,000 years.

• The moon orbits around the Earth. It takes about a month for this to happen.