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1. How FAR is the Moon away from the Earth?
2. a. What is the MASS of the Moon?
b. What PERCENTAGE is this of the mass of the Earth?
3. What is the Moon MADE of?
4. a. How OLD is the Moon?
b. Is it OLDER than the Earth?
5. What MASS of rock has been brought BACK from the Moon?
6. Look at pictures of both the NEAR and FAR sides of the Moon. On which SIDE are there MOST craters?
7. The Moon SHINES brightly on most nights.
a. What makes the Moon SHINE?
b. Why can we RARELY see the Moon during the DAY?
8. What is the VOLUME of the Moon, compared to the Earth?
9. What is the DENSITY of the Moon?
10. How FAR does the Moon travel in an ORBIT?
11. The Moon causes TIDES on the Earth. What EFFECT does this have on the Moon?
12. Write your own ACCOUNT, with diagrams, to explain how the Moon ORIGINATED.
13. Try to EXPLAIN why there are MORE craters on the FAR side of the Moon.
14. Draw PICTURES of what the Moon LOOKS like if you VIEWED it from the Earth when the Moon is in POSITIONS A, B, C and D in its ORBIT. Where would a last quarter Moon be in its ORBIT? (Use the diagram on the 'Tides Worksheet')
