The Earth and the Moon

By Zane Williams

Fast Facts About The

Earth Third planet in our solar

system The only planet (we

know of) that can support life

The planet we live on

Fast Facts AboutThe Moon

Earth’s natural satellite The only other body in

space that humans have visited

12 people have visited the moon

Gravity

Moon• 1/6 of Earth• If you weighed 60

lbs. on earth, you would only weigh 10 lbs. on the moon!

Earth

• 1x Earth’s gravity• You already know

how much you would weigh!

Gravity Examples

Earth 6 lbs. 60 lbs. 90 lbs.

Moon 1 lbs. 10 lbs. 15 lbs.

Size

• If the earth and Moon were next to each other, they would look like a tennis ball next to a basketball

• The earth’s diameter is 12,742 km• The moon’s diameter is 3,474 km

Landforms and Craters

• On the moon, craters are common• On Earth, there are many landforms, but not

many craters• There are some landforms on the moon

WEATHERING AND EROSION

EARTH• WIND WATER AND

WIND ERODE DIRT, STONE, SOIL, AND OTHER FEATURES – (THIS CREATED THE

GRAND CANYON!)

MOON• ON THE MOON,

THERE IS NO WIND OR WATER. SO THERE IS NOTHING TO ERODE FEATURES, LIKE FOOTPRINTS

Weather and Atmosphere

Earth• Has an atmosphere

– Because of this , footprints and other things wear away

• The earth has water, so weather such as rain, hail, snow, wind, tornadoes and so much more appears– This also has a factor on

erosion

Moon• Does not have an

atmosphere– Because of this, footprints

and other things stay forever (until a meteor hits it)

• The moon has some water, but not enough to have weather

Rotation and Orbit Times

Earth• The Earth takes 365 days to

orbit the sun• The Earth takes 24 hours to

rotate on its axis

Moon• The Moon takes 29.5 days

to orbit the earth• The moon takes 27 days to

rotate on its axis

Other Cycles??

Seasons• The earth tilts on its axis,

causing one hemisphere to get more direct sunlight

Tides• The moons gravity on

water causes some water to be pulled closer to the moon

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