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    The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is believed to have formed from debris ejected when a Mars-sized planet collided with the early Earth. The collision's iron cores merged and less dense material was ejected, eventually coalescing to form the Moon.

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    The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is believed to have formed from debris ejected when a Mars-sized planet collided with the early Earth. The collision's iron cores merged and less dense material was ejected, eventually coalescing to form the Moon.

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    The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is believed to have formed from debris ejected when a Mars-sized planet collided with the early Earth. The collision's iron cores merged and less dense material was ejected, eventually coalescing to form the Moon.

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    The Moon

    The Moon is the Earths natural satellite. It may be the remains of a Mars-sized planet that collided with the early Earth as it was forming:

    The iron cores of the two planets merged. Less dense material was ejected by the collision. The less dense material merged to form the Moon.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ science/ocr_gateway/living_future/5_magn etic_fieldact.shtml

    Cartoon
    Picture 1 early solar system had more planets than the 8 (9) we have now

    Picture 2 the earth and another planet collided, nearly destroying both planets

    Picture 3 the molten rock became concentrated into the earths core, the less dense rock formed the moon

    Picture 4 the moon was much closer to Earth and so slowed the rotation of it and the Earth

    Picture 5 over time the moon is moving away from Earth and increasing the radius of its orbit

    Evidence for the origin of the Moon


    What evidence is there for the origin of the earth?

    1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

    Evidence for the origin of the Moon


    1.
    2. 3. 4. 5.

    The Earth has an iron core but the Moon does not
    Moon rocks are similar in composition to rocks found on Earth Differences in the density of the Earth and Moon No iron at all on the Moon Moon has exactly the same oxygen composition (in rocks) than the Earth

    The ___ is a source of ________ radiation. Clouds of _______ particles can be _______ from the Sun at high speed. These solar ______ produce strong magnetic fields which interact with the Earths own ________ field. Although they only last for about 10 ________, they can disrupt _________ communications and cause ___________ blackouts on _____.
    Sun charged ejected flares satellite magnetic Earth ionising minutes

    electricity

    The SUN is a source of IONISING radiation. Clouds of CHARGED particles can be EJECTED from the Sun at high speed. These solar FLARES produce strong magnetic fields which interact with the Earths own MAGNETIC field. Although they only last for about 10 MINUTES, they can disrupt SATELLITE communications and cause ELECTRICITY blackouts on EARTH.

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