The Moon, The moon is a natural object that orbits around the Earth. Earth has only one moon called “the moon” but other planets like Jupiter have at least 69 moons!, Earth, Moon, Sun system, A system is a set of things that are connected. The earth, moon and sun are connected because their orbits depend on each other. The earth orbits around the sun and the moon orbits around the earth., New Moon, The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is shining on, Crescent Moon, The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us., Quarter Moon, The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s surface that faces us., Gibbous Moon, The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moon’s surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet, but it’s getting there., Full Moon, The fifth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us. In this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up., Asteroid, A large rocky object found flying through space. They can be just a few feet in diameter to hundreds of miles in diameter, Lunar Mare, Huge, dark areas on the moon’s surface formed by ancient volcanic eruptions., Tides, The alternate rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon., Apollo Missions, A series of space flights by the United States from 1961-1972 with a goal of landing a person on the moon. They succeeded in 1969 with Apollo 11., Lunar Rays, Streaks left by an asteroid hitting the moon as material is ejected due to the force of the impact. Lunar material flies out in different directions leaving trails called rays. Scientists can learn about the asteroid impacts of the past from the patterns of rays they leave behind..

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