the Moon -CLOSING JUNE 15th!!

Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.


total points available: 40 (the numbers in brackets are the points given for each question.)

the points each student received will be posted in the end of the thread after this class has been closed and graded

REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!!! I WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU GOT THE INFORMATION FROM!

Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2) People believe that a planet about the size of Mars hit the Earth. The planet itself was destroyed, and the Earth came very close to being destroyed as well. The planet hit earth with such force, that the molten iron in its core eventually traveled and entered the Earth's core itself. This explosion sent tons of rock and debri flying into space, this formed the moon. It left behind other debri, which rained down onto earth.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1) During a time early in the solar system when there were many asteroids flying about.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2) The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong. The second was Buzz Aldrin. The third was Pete Conrad (I think...I can't remember)

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1) "That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1) 27.3 days

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1) Maria-because they are like "oceans"

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3) That there is a man on the moon. The moon is made of cheese. (Swiss! Because of the craters) The moon disappears at times. (Waxing and waning)

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1) During a new moon, when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1) It causes the tides to change.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1) The unmanned Soviety probe Luna 2.

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1) Latin-Menses. Greek-Mene

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1) The earth is 402336 away from the moon.

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5) Venus-None and none. Neptune-Naiad and Thalassa (has 8) Saturn-Mimas and Titan (has 18)

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2) By a "keen eyed astronomer" in 1877

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2) Saturn has 19 moons.
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)
1.Titan
2.Rhea
3.Iapetus
4.Mimas
5.Enceladus
6. Tethys (Telesto, Calypso-orbits Tethys)
7.Dione
8. Hyperion
9. Phoebe
10. Pan
11. Atlas
12.Prometheus
13. Pandora
14.Epimetheus
15.Janus
16.Helene
17.(unnamed)
18.(unnamed)
19(unnamed)

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.



http://home.case.edu/~sjr16/earth_moon.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
http://home.case.edu/~sjr16/mars_moons.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/saturnmoons.shtml

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

there are four theories about the creation of the moon, though the one that is believe to be most precise is this:

When the earth was young, another planet, the size of mars, crashed into it at a high speed which nearly destroyed earth and completely destroyed the other planet. When the planet was destroyed, the molten iron from its core continued to travel through the earth and rested inside the earths core. This debris from this collision eventually formed the moon

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

From the time when asteroids broke and hit the moon leaving deep impacts

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. The second was Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins orbitd the moon

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)

"That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

They are called 'maria' after oceans

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

The most common is the man in the moon. The Japanese people talk about the rabbit on the moon and others say they can see that it is made of cheese.

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

It happens when the moon comes in front of the sun during a new moon.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

It affects certain things as climate changes, tidal waves, etc

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (Lunik 2) crashed into Moon on September 14, 1959.


11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

The Latin name is Menses. The Greek name is Mene

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

it is 250000 miles from Earth to the moon (i dont know km - but that is miles)

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

Venus has none. Neptune has two, Triton and Nereid and Saturn has 19 known ones, two of which are Titan and Rhia

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom?

in 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)

Saturn with 19

(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

1.Titan
2. Atlas
3.Iapetus
4.Mimas
5.Pan
6. Tethys
7.Dione
8. Hyperion
9. Phoebe
10. Enceladus
11.Rhea
12.Prometheus
13. Pandora
14.Epimetheus
15.Janus
16.Helene
The others are not named!

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.



MY SOURCES:
http://home.case.edu/~sjr16/earth_moon.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_crater
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/21/newsid_2635000/2635845.stm
http://inkido.indiana.edu/a100/earthmoon2.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/luna2.shtml
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/neptune/moons.html
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/saturn/moons.html

Homework on Moons

1.) People believe that the moon was created through the so called 'big bang'. Another planet collided with earth and left behind some iron in the core of the earth, whilst leaving bits of the planet spinning into orbit which they believe created the moon.

2.) The craters on the moon come from asteroids which have collided with the moon at such a speed that they left these dents, now know as craters

3.) The first man on the moon was neil armstrong followed closely by buzz aldrin.

4.) one small step for man one giant leap for mankind

5.) 27.3 days

6.) they are called Maria's as they look like oceans

7.) A face, which are al the shadows, an old man carrying a bundle of sticks upon his back which has been dubbed 'the man in the moon' and a man is carrying willow bows (depending on what religeon)

8.) when the moon passes in front of the sun causing the day to turn into night. this happens during a new moon.

9.) the most obvious effect is the tides.

10.) The Russian spacecraft Luna 9

11.) Menses and Mene

12.) 384403 kilometers

13.) venus = 0
Neptune = 2 (Triton and Nereid )
Saturn = 19 (Atlas and Mimas)

14.) 1877 by Asaph Hall

15.) Saturn with 19

(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

although there are 19, only 16 have been named. these are:
1.Tethys
2. Atlas
3.Iapetus
4.Mimas
5.Pan
6. Titan
7.Dione
8. Hyperion
9. Phoebe
10. Enceladus
11.Rhea
12.Prometheus
13. Pandora
14.Epimetheus
15.Janus
16.Helene

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.



my sources:
http://www.seasky.org/spacexp/sky5d2.html
http://www.tpt.org/newtons/15/phases.html
http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/maninmoon.html
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm
and my own brain

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Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)They believe a planet the size of Mars collided with earth and destroyed the crust cover of the earth. At the same time the planet was destroyed and its remains were turned into debris and the debris collected together and formed the moon.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)Years and years ago, asteroids and meteors were said to have crashed into the moon and left large craters.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)Neil Armstrong, Buzz Alderin and the man in the rocket was Conrads.

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)"That's one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)It rotates on its axis completing one orbit every 27.3 days.

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)Maria and they are like the oceans.

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)the face of a man, eyes of the goddess Athena, and in indian religion- the head of a howling wolf(sources for this part came from my Greek mythology book and the Indian speaks thing i did for school)

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)when it is the time of a new moon

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)it controls the pull of the tides of the oceans.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)It was the Lunar 2 a space probe in 1959

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)Menses and Artemis/Menes

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)384443 k

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)
Venus-doesn't have any moons
Neptune-Niad and Thelassa
Saturn-Pan and Atlas

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)Asaph Hall in 1877

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)
Saturn has the most moons.
There are 19 known.-Pan,Atlas,Prometheus, Pandora,Epithemis, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus,Tethys, Telsto,Calypso, Dione,Helene,Rhea, Tian,Hyperian,Iapetus,Phoebe

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.




http://starryskies.com/solar_system/Earth/lunar_history.html
http://www.moonlightsys.com/themoon/facts.html
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/help.html#hall
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/saturn/moons.html
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/saturnmoons.shtml
http://cps.earth.northwestern.edu/GHM/
http://www.moonlightsys.com/themoon/ancient.html

Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)
When th earth was 'young' a planet roughtly the same size as Mars, collided with Earth. Because of the pseed which this planet hit, the planet was destroyed and came close to destroying Earth as well. Bascially because of the force from the planet being destroyed, its molten iron core continued to travel through earth. The crash sent tons of rocks and other stuff into orbit which then formed the moon.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)
The craters were though to have been made during a heavy bashing from Astroids.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)
Neil Armstrong, Edwin 'buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins.

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)
"That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind."


5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)
every 29 days (approximately)


6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)
Maria because they look like the ocean


7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)
The Man in the Moon, the rabbit, and CHEESE!!! *is now very hungry*

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)
It happens when the moon is full/new and comes over the Sun.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)
It effects the tides.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)
Luna 2 crashed into the moon on September 14 1959.

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)
The Latin and Greek names are Menses (latin) and Mene (Greek)

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)
384403.

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)
Venus has no moons
Neptune has 13 moons - Triton and Nereid
Saturn has 46 moons - Calypso and Albiorix

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)
They were discovered by Asaph (haha what a name, poor bloke) Hall in 1877

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
Jupiter has 61 moons.

(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)
HEre is a list of the names of the moons:

Ganymede,
Callisto,
Europa,
Io.
Metis,
Adrastea,
Amalthea,
Thebe.
Themisto,
Leda,
Himalia,
Lysithea,
Elara.
Ananke,
Carme,
Pasiphaë,
Sinope
Thelxinoe
Mneme
Karpo
Cyllene
Kallichore
Hegemone
Aoede
Helike
Eukelade
Autonoe
Callirrhoe
Sponde
Megaclite
Aitne
Kalyke
Taygete
Erinome
Eurydome
Isonoe
Chaldene
Kale
Pasithee
Arche
Thyone
Hermippe
Ananke
Iocaste
Orthosie
Praxidike
Harpalyke
Euanthe
Euporie

thats all the named ones i could find... you think they should have just left them as J1 J2 etc.


give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.




www.bbc.co.uk
teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769186.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/neptune/moons_and_rings.html
http://home.case.edu/~sjr16/jupiter_moons.html

Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

Due to centrifugal force, a chunk of the Earth was sent into space, into orbit of the Earth, becoming the Moon. It left behind a crater that is probably the Pacific Basin.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

Asteroids that hit the moon left a dent in it.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)

That’s one small step for man but a giant leap for mankind

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

27.3 days approximately

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

A dark part is called a mare (pl. maria). Maria is Latin for seas because that is what they were mistaken for.

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

The Man on the Moon, A rabbit, I see a finger and a wolf as well.

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

When the Earth gets between the Moon and the Sun

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

It creates tides at different times as it pulls on the water mass.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

The Lunar II Space Probe in 1959

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

Roman: Luna, Diana, Thracian Bendis. Greek: Selene, Phoebe, Artemis

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

384 403 km (Semi-major axis)

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

Venus was thought to have a moon named Neith, but now that has been discredited and Venus has no natural satellites. Neptune has 13 known moons: some are Triton, Nereid, Proteus, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea and Larissa. Saturn has countless number of moons as the tiny specks of dust that make up the rings are also technically moons…however, some of the main ones are: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus.

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)

In 1877 by Asaph Hall


15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)

Jupiter has 63 known moons compared to Saturn’s 50

(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

Ok…here they are…

Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io
Europa
Callisto
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Carpo
Euporie
Thelxinoe
Euanthe
Helike
Orthosie
Iocaste
Ananke
Praxidike
Harpalyke
Hermippe
Thyone
Mneme
Aitne
Kale
Taygete
Chaldene
Erinome
Aoede
Kallichore
Kalyke
Eurydome
Pasithee
Cyllene
Eukelade
Hegemone
Arche
Carme
Isonoe
Pasiphaë
Sinope
Sponde
Autonoe
Callirrhoe
Megaclite


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

1. How was Moon formed?
One theory is when our solar system was created, another planet smashed into the Earth, causing leaving iron in the earth's core (possibly why the earth has magnetic poles) and causing lots of debris to fly into space. The biggest 'bit' of this debris was the moon, which remained in orbit around the moon, whilst the other rocks are flying around space, as asteroids etc.
2. How did moon get craters?
Asteroids, meteorites and comets that have hit the moon – it has no atmosphere to burn up debris and rock, unlike the earth, which is relatively safe from most objects in space because of our atmosphere.
3. Who was 1st, 2nd and orbited around the Moon?
1 – Neil Armstrong
2 – Buzz Aldrin
3 – Micheal Collins
4. 1st words on moon?
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
5. Length of one orbit?
27.3 days
6. What are the dark bits called and what do they look like?
“Maria”, and they look like oceans.
7.
1 – That there is a man on/in the moon, or that the moon is a face (all children think that!)
2 – That the moon is made of cheese (probably because of Wallace and Gromit)
3 – A rabbit
8.
When there's a full moon and it passes in between the Earth and the sun, bocking out the sun.
9.
It 'controls' the tides as it affects masses of water.
10.
The Russian spacecraft Luna 2, in 1959
11.
latin: luna (source = The Aeneid, my set text for GCSE Latin – it has come in useful!)
greek: Selene (I searched for this, there was also Artemis)
12.
384, 403 or 238, 857 miles
13.
Venus – No moons!
Neptune – 13 known moons at the moment, the 2 biggest are Triton and Proteus
Saturn – At the moment, 47, 2 first discovered – Titus, Iapetus
14.
Asaph Hall discovered them in 1877, and called them Phobos and Deimos
15.
Jupiter has 63 moons, 38 named
Metis
Andrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Themisto
Ledo
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Locaste
Praxidike
Harpaylike
Ananke
Isonoe
Erinome
Taygete
Chaldene
Carme
Pasiphae
Kalyke
Magaclite
Sinope
Callirrhoe
Euporie
Kale
Orthosie
Thyone
Euanthe
Hermipee
Pasithee
Eurydome
Aitne
Sponde
Autonoe




http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Craters.shtml
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html
http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/astrobios.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/discovery.html
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=Moons

Homework on Moons

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

When the solar system was younger, a smaller planet collided with Earth. This collision left behind debris, which eventually formed into the moon.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

They are the result of impacts by smaller astroids, comets, and meteorites with the moon.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

The first was Niel Armstrong, the second was Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins was circling the moon.

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

It takes 29.5 days, which is about 1 month.

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

They are the maria, which are old lava flows that filled crater basins.

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

*Rabbit
*Buffalo
*A face
*Seas (the maria were once thought to be seas)

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

They happen at full moon when the Sun, the Earth, and the moon are lined up perfectly in that order.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

The moon's gravitation causes the Earth to have tides.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

Luna 2 was the first manmade object to land on the moon.

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

Luna and Selene are the names for the moon in Latin and Greek, respectively.

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

The moon is about 60 Earth radii away.

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

Venus - 0
Neptune - 13
*Triton
*Naiad
Saturn - Unknown, but numerous
*Titan
*Rhea

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)

They were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall.

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

Jupiter - 63
*Metis
*Adrastea
*Amalthea
*Thebe
*Io
*Europa
*Ganymede
*Callisto
*Themisto
*Leda
*Himalia
*Lysithea
*Elara
*Carpo
*Euporie
*Thelxinoe
*Euanthe
*Helike
*Orthosie
*Iocaste
*Ananke
*Praxidike
*Harpalyke
*Hermippe
*Thyone
*Mneme
*Aitne
*Kale
*Taygete
*Chaldene
*Erinome
*Aoede
*Kallichore
*Kalyke
*Eurydome
*Pasithee
*Cyllene
*Eukelade
*Hegemone
*Arche
*Carme
*Isonoe
*Pasiphaë
*Sinope
*Sponde
*Autonoe
*Callirrhoe
*Megaclite

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.




http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo11info.html
http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Craters.shtml
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/moonorbit.html
http://www.keelynet.com/unclass/luna.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter%27s_natural_satellites

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? It is believe that the moon was a part of the earth which broke off from it, leaving behind a large ocean bassin *possibly the Pacific*

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? They come from collisions of comets with the moon surface.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? Approximatively once every 29.5 days

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? Craters, which are also called maria. Maria means seas from latin.

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. Cheese, a man in the moon and menstrual cycles.

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? An eclipse happen when the sun, the earth and the moon are lining up. If it happens when a full moon passes through the earth's shadow, it is called a lunar eclipse.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? The moon's gravitation are responsible for the tides on Earth

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? Luna 2, in 1959

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. Luna (Latin) and Selene (Greek)

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? The average is 384,403 km.

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each)

Venus: Venus is known to be moonless

Neptune: 13 known moons, including Triton and Nereid

Saturn: 31, including Dione and Titan

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? Phobos and Deimos were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? Jupiter, with 63 moons.

- Metis
- Adrastea
- Amalthea
- Thebe
- Lo
- Europa
- Ganymede
- Callisto
- Themisto
- Leda
- Himalia
- Lysithea
- Elara
- Carpo
- Euporie
- Thelxinoe
- Euanthe
- Helike
- Orthosie
- Locaste
- Ananke
- Praxidike
- Harpalyke
- Hermippe
- Thyone
- Mneme
- Aitne
- Kale
- Taygete
- Chaldene
- Erinome
- Aoede
- Kallichore
- Kalyke
- Eurydome
- Pasithee
- Cyllene
- Eukelade
- Hegemone
- Arche
- Carme
- Isonoe
- Pasiphaë
- Sinope
- Sponde
- Autonoe
- Callirrhoe
- Megaclite





Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Eclipse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~sheppard/satellites/sat2003.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn#Natural_satellites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus#Venus.27_moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_moons

Homework

THE MOON

1. The scientific explanation more popular is that a planet of approximately the size of Mars hit against the earth and almost destroyed it, finishing itself after. It left behind an iron that entered the earth's core. It formed the moon.

2. They are caused by all sizes asteroids that hit the moon.

3. The 1st was Neil Armstrong. The 2nd man on the moon was Buzz Aldrin and the 3rd was Pete Conrad.

4. "That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind"

5. 27.3 days.

6. They’re called "Maria" because they look like oceans.

7. The man in the moon, something like a face and other stuff.

8. It happens when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow, during a new moon.

9. Its gravitation alters the tides.

10. The first manmade object to hit the moon was Luna 2.

11. The Greek name is Mene and the Latin name is Menses and.

12. It is 238857 miles (384403 km) distant from the Earth.

13. Venus doesn't have moons.

Neptune has two, and they are: Triton and Nereid

Saturn has 46 known moons. Two of them are Pandora and Skathi

14. In 1877 by Asaph Hall.

15. Jupiter, who has 63 known moons.

Andrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Ganymede
Europa
Callisto
Themisto
Ledo
Thyone
Himalia
Lysithea
Pasithee
Io
Kale
Elara
Locaste
Praxidike
Harpaylike
Metis
Ananke
Isonoe
Euporie
Erinome
Taygete
Chaldene
Carme
Kalyke
Magaclite
Sinope
Callirrhoe
Pasiphae
Orthosie
Euanthe
Hermipee
Eurydome
Aitne
Autonoe

Picture -



Sources:

http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

Homework on Moons


1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

People today believe that the moon and Earth formed around the same time when a big chunk of rock forming Earth hit Earth and threw off a big piece, and this piece became the Moon.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

The craters come from meteors that hit the surface.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

1st-Neil Armstrong
2nd-Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
3rd-Pete Conrad

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)
“This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

29days

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

“dark side” or “unknown” or “hidden”

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

1)man in the moon
2)cheese
3) another man

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

The Lunar Eclipse happens when there is a new moon and it comes over the sun. During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks the sun's light that normally lights up the moon. Since we are standing on Earth, what we see is that the moon gets dark. Other kinds of eclipses happen too.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

It effects the Spring and Leap Tides.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

Lunar 2 in…I think 1960…or 1959

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

Latin- Luna
Greek- Selene

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

I think it is 384,413 kilometers…

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

Venus has none, Saturn has 18 and Neputune has 8.

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)

1610 through a telescope by Italian astronomer Cassani

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

There are 137 moons as of April 2005. Jupiter has the most moons with 60 of them.

Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io
Europa
Callisto
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Carpo
Euporie
Mneme
Aitne
Kale
Taygete
Chaldene
Erinome
Aoede
Kallichore
Kalyke
Eurydome
Pasithee
Cyllene
Eukelade
Hegemone
Arche
Carme
Isonoe
Pasiphaë
Sinope
Sponde
Autonoe
Callirrhoe
Megaclite


give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.



total points available: 40 (the numbers in brackets are the points given for each question.)

the points each student received will be posted in the end of the thread after this class has been closed and graded

REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!!! I WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU GOT THE INFORMATION FROM!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/moons_table.html
http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/mars.html

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)-by ancient lunar impacts
2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)
-from asteroids hitting the moon
3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)
-Neil Armstrong,Edwin Aldrin and Charles Pete Conrad
4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)
-one small leap for man and one giant leap for man kind
5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)
-one day
6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)
-its called the new moon and it means that when the moon is between the earth and the sun its almost entirely in shadow
7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)
-that there is a man on the moon

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)
-when the moon passes in front of the sun during the day
9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)
-that the moons gravitation is small and the earths is larger
10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)-it was the Luna 2 it did so in 1959

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)
latin-luna
greek-selene
12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)
384403 kilometers
13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)
Venus-none
Neptune-Triton and Proteus
Saturn-Janus ans Mimas
14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)
-they were found in 1877 by Asaph Hall
15.) which -they wee discovis the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)-jupiter with 61 moons
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

1.)How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)
People belive it was created in a double whammy and it left debri that eventually became our moon


2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)
astroids



3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)
first- Neil Armstrong second-Edwin Aldrin third- Yuri Gagarin


4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.


5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)
27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes


6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)
maria


7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)



8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)
when the sun moon and earth all line up


9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)
tides


10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)
Apollo


11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)
Luna- latin Selene and Artemis- greek


12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)
384,403 kilometers


13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)
venus-none
Neptune-Despina, Galatea,
Saturn-Atlas, Calypso


14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)
Deimos
Phobos


15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)



give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.




total points available: 40 (the numbers in brackets are the points given for each question.)

the points each student received will be posted in the end of the thread after this class has been closed and graded

REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!!! I WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU GOT THE INFORMATION FROM!

http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2780399.stm
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/moon/
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/ast121/lectures/lec17.html

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)

People think the Moon was created when Earth was very young. They think that a large, Mars-size object collided with the Earth and the resulting debris became the Moon. Some say that the impact left behind a large ocean basin, possibly the Pacific.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)

The craters come from the moon being bombarded with meteors or space rocks over millions of years.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)

The first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong. The second was Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. The third man in the rocket was Michael Collins.

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"- Neil Armstrong

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)

The Moon takes about 27.3 days to circle the Earth once.

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)

They are called "maria", Latin for "seas" because ancient astronomers believed that the dark parts were actually water-filled seas.

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)

They think that they see a "man in the moon", they think it is made of cheese, or they what looks like a face made out of the Moon's craters.

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)

A Lunar eclipse happens during the full moon phase. It is when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up in that order.

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)

The moon cause the pull and push of water tides here on Earth.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)

The Soviet Union's Luna 2 was the first man-made object to land on the moon on September 14, 1959.

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)

Latin- Luna
Greek- Selene

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)

384,403 kilometers away on average

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)

Venus has no moons. Neptune has 13 moons- two of which are Triton and Naiad. Saturn has 19 moons- two of which are Titan and Rhea.

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)

1877 by Asaph Hall

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)

Jupiter has 63 moons.

(Extra credit: 10 points if you can give me the names of all of them. the ones that have actual real names are enough)

Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Locaste
Praxidike
Harpalyke
Ananke
Isonoe
Erinome
Taygete
Chaldene
Carme
Pasiphae
Kalyke
Magaclite
Sinope
Callirrhoe
Euporie
Kale
Orthosie
Thyone
Euanthe
Hermippe
Pasithee
Eurydome
Aitne
Sponde
Autonoe

give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.





My Sources---
Memories of past Science classes :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=Moons
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/mars_moons.html

1.) How do people today think the moon was created? What did it leave behind when it came to be? (2)
The Giant impact hypothesis. The collusion of Earth and a planet the size of Mars produced material that orbited the earth and generally became known as the Moon.

2.) Where do the craters on the surface of the moon come from? (1)
Many asteroids in space flew around and generally hit the moon to create craters.

3.) Who was the first man on the moon? The second? And who was the third one who was circling the moon with a rocket? (2)
1st Neil Armstrong 2nd Buzz Aldrin 3rd Pete Conrad.

4.) What were the first words spoken on the moon? (1)
"That's one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind."

5.) How long does the moon take to circle the earth once? (1)
27.3 days

6.) What are the dark parts of the moon called, and what does it mean? (1)
Maria means seas

7.) Name three different things, people have thought to see when looking at the surface of the moon. (3)
there is a man on the moon, how the moon is made of cheese, and the moon is smiling when it is half showing (thats what I always thought as a kid)

8.) When does a Lunar Eclipse happen? (1)
full moons

9.) What effect does the moon’s gravitation have on the earth? (1)
the gravitational pulls the ocean tides.

10.) What was the very first manmade object to land on the moon and when did it do so? (1)
Luna 2 in 1957

11.) Give me the Latin and Greek names for the Moon. (1)
Luna Latin and Selene Greek

12.) How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Earth? (1)
384,403 km.

13.) How many moons has Venus, Neptune, Saturn (name two each) (5)
Venus none
Neptune more then 10 Triton and Nereid
Saturn 19 Rhia, Dione

14.) What year were the two moons of Mars discrovered and by whom? (2)
1877 by Asaph Hall

15.) which is the planet in our solar system that has the most moons? How many are there? (2)
Jupiter has 63 moons
Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Galileans
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Carpo
Euporie
Thelxinoe
Euanthe
Ananke
Helike
Orthosie
Iocaste
Ananke
Praxidike
Harpalyke
Hermippe
Thyone
Mneme
Aitne
Kale
Taygete
Chaldene
Erinome
Aoede
Kallichore
Kalyke
Eurydome
Pasiphaë?
Pasithee
Cyllene
Pasiphaë
Eukelade
Carme
Hegemone
Arche
Isonoe
Pasiphaë
Sinope
Sponde
Autonoe
Callirrhoe
Megaclite




Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon, yahoo images

1.) It is believed that a planet the size of mars crashed into the earth and split, forcing debris into the solar system, some of which created the moon.

2.) From asteroids hitting into the moon

3.) The first man was: Neil Armstrong
The second man was: Buzz Aldrin
The first man to orbit the moon was: Micheal Collins

4.)

Quote :

"That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind."

5.) 27.3 days

6.) They are called marie, or maria, which is latin for sea as they look like seas

7.) The man in the moon, a white rabbit and a face of an old man

8.) When the sun, the earth and the moon are lining up when the moon is a full moon

9.) It has effects on such things as the earths tides and natural elements

10.) Luna 2 spacecraft

11.) The Latin name is Menses and the Greek name is Mene

12.) the moon is 384403 kilometers away from the earth

13.) Venus: has none
Neptune: has two: Triton and Nereid
Saturn: has 47, two of which are: Enceladus and Atlas

14.) In 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall

15.) Saturn with 47


give me a picture of the moon and get 5 more points.




sources i used:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/moon.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Eclipse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html

okay here are the points i gave you (out of 40):

Gryffindor
skully: 27.5
waterlily: 40.5 (for aweseomeness ^^)
Oz_FF: 36.5
princesshermy: 15.5

Ravenclaw
Skyla: 30
Amanakalee: 36
Stephy: 12.5

Slytherin
Fated: 28.5
pillowloverchick: 30
Charmed Granger: 23.5
Irtzsipv Salazar (turned in late but did very well): 37

Hufflepuff
Just_Ginny: 27.5
Etta: 36.5
Latinista: 38
MarieC: 36.5
Cookiemonster: 37.5
Jennifer Williams: 36

Good job everyone!