Astronomy!

PHASES OF THE MOON:New Moon, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbus, Full Moon, Waning Gibbus, Last Quarter, and Waxing Cresent

- The Phases of The Moon- The Solar System

ASTRONOMY!

Solar System Facts:- Nearly 5 billion years old- Made up of 8 planets and a handful of dwarf planets- More than 17o moons -Dust, gas, and thousands of asteroids and comets orbiting the sun - The 4 planets closest to the sun are called terrestrial planets because they have solid, rocky surfaces- The 4 planets beyond the orbit of mars are called gas giants - Pluto has a solid but ice covered surface

- What you see when you look at the moon depends on its location in relationship to the sun and Earth.-The moon takes about 27.3 days to revolve around the Earth, traveling at an average distance of about 384,000 kilometers.- We don't see any reflected sunlight on its front face, so it looks like there is no moon- We divide the moon's orbital cycle into several segments and faces. - When the sun and the moon are on the same side of the Earth, the sun illuminates the side of the moon that faces away from the Earth.

FACTS ABOUT THE MOON

PLANETS:MERCURY, VENUS,EARTH,MARS, JUPITER,SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO

THE SOLAR SYSTEM!

WEB LINKS:http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.htmlVIDEO LINK:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT49AiYFV98