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The Moon

The Moon. By Adrian. Introduction.

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The Moon

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  1. The Moon By Adrian

  2. Introduction The Moon is Earth’s only natural light in the time of night also having the important role of giving life to us. It has a diameter of 3474 km which is approximately ¼ of Earth’s. The Moon’s surface is full of highlands, craters e.c.t. Also containing minerals and a powdery, hard surface. Its temperature varies depending on which time of the day it is, if it is night- time the average temperature is -170 degrees Celsius and during the day- time the average temperature is 130 degreesCelsius. The Moon’s distance from Earth is averagely 416880 km depending on the stage of the orbit.

  3. Theories of creation There are many theories of the Moon’s creation and how it was formed. It is believed it was formed 4.5 billion years ago when Earth collided with a massive object the size of Mars or larger which caused Earth to eject materials and parts of itself. Eventually, over time the materials formed the Moon. Another theory is that when the Solar-System was just recently created and very young the Earth was spinning 10 times as fast it is now. It reached a speed of 16000 km/h which caused a ”lump” to form and eventually come off in order to stabilize it self. This “lump” became the Moon.

  4. structure The Moon’s structure and base materials is still a mystery to Earth, although we do know very little of the topic. It is known that the Moon has a very small, metallic core approximately 15 times smaller than Earth’s. It’s surface is made up from mostly a mixture of dark-grey minerals such as grit and rock. The Moon’s surface is also made up of maria (flat, low areas with dark lava inside the area formed billions of years ago) and a powdery blanker of regolith which is a charcoal-grey type of soil

  5. The Moon’s orbit of Earth The Moon has a slightly tilted orbit around the Earth traveling at the incredible speed of 3683 km per hour, at this speed it would take 648 hours which is 27 days to complete a full orbit of the Earth. It is know that the Moon’s orbit around Earth was created when the Solar-System was very young and just recently formed. The Moon travels a distance of 384400 km to complete an orbit of the Earth, also in it’s orbit of the Earth, the Moon rotates in an anti-clockwise direction. The Moon’s orbit of the Earth consists of the following 8 stages:

  6. The other Moons of the Solar System

  7. Conclusion Many people have many different opinions, beliefs and thoughts about the Moon. But what are yours?

  8. Bibliography General knowledge www.google.com Information from school books www.wikianswers.com

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