The Revolution of The Moon Around Earth
The Revolution of The Moon Around Earth
The Revolution of The Moon Around Earth
Try to Recall
Answer the crossword puzzle about the revolution of the earth. The clues below will
help you. Write the answer in your notebook.
DOWN ACROSS
1. The circular movement of the earth 4. The spinning of the earth on its axis
around the sun as it rotates on its axis. in a counter clockwise direction.
2. An imaginary line that runs through 5. The change in direction or a change
the middle of a celestial body. in position of an object or a body.
3. The time it takes the earth to revolve 6. It usually occurs every four years
around the sun
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Explore
Have you ever observed the moon especially during nightime when it is round and
bright? Do you see the same size and shape everytime you observe the night sky? Why
is it so?
ACTIVITY 1
Do these:
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Answer these:
1. Did you turn away from the globe at anytime as you moved around the table?
Why?
2. Did you also turn around yourself?
ACTIVITY 2
- chair
- friend
Do these.
Place the chair on the center of the room. It will represent the sun.
Draw a line around the chair. It will represent the orbit.
Let your friend stand beside you. He will represent the moon.
As you turn around and move on the orbit, your friend will move around you.
Your friend will face towards you as he moves.
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Read and Learn More:
The moon is the earth’s satellite. It is a huge, heavy ball of rocks. If you
look at the moon through a telescope, you can see its surface made of dead
volcanoes and big craters. It seems very beautiful at night but actually it has
many craters.
The moon revolves continuously around the earth and at the same time, it
rotates on its axis. One complete turn of the moon around the earth takes about
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27 days. The moon also revolves around the sun.
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The moon is not made of gases. It is as hard as the earth. The moon does
not produce its own light. It reflects light from the sun and throws back the light
to us. It acts as a large mirror in space, reflecting the light of the sun.
I learned that:
The moon moves around the earth as it moves around the sun.
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The moon travels around the earth once every 27 days
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Apply It
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Test Yourself
1. Explain how the moon travels around Earth to make one complete revolution.
You may use a diagram to explain your answer.