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What do the Moon and Earth have in common?
The Earth and the Moon both rotate on an axis. They are both terrestrial objects, which means they have a solid, rocky surface. They both receive light and heat energy from the Sun. They both orbit other objects.
Was the Moon and Earth connected?
What is most widely accepted today is the giant-impact theory. It proposes that the Moon formed during a collision between the Earth and another small planet, about the size of Mars. The debris from this impact collected in an orbit around Earth to form the Moon.
What characteristics does the Moon have?
Moon
| Moon | approximate ratio (Moon to Earth) | |
|---|---|---|
| mean density | 3.34 g/cm3 | 1:1.7 |
| mean surface gravity | 162 cm/sec2 | 1:6 |
| escape velocity | 2.38 km/sec | 1:5 |
| mean surface temperature | day, 380 K (224 °F, 107 °C); night, 120 K (−244 °F, −153 °C) | — |
What are the 3 characteristics of the Moon?
Characteristics of the Moon include its distance from the Earth, size, mass, density, and temperature.
What are the similarities between Earth and the Moon?
The Earth’s moon is similar to the Earth in that it has a crust, mantle, and core. The composition of the two bodies is similar, which is part of why scientists think the moon may have formed from a large meteor impact breaking off a piece of the Earth while it was still forming.
Why doesn’t the Moon have a name?
Well that is because there are technically no such things as moons and the special name of ours is Moon. Objects that are in orbit around another planet or minor planet, such as a dwarf planet
What is the purpose of the Moon?
The Moon’s Purpose. The answer’s in Genesis! A major purpose is to light up the night. The moon reflects the sun’s light on to us even when the sun is on the other side of the earth. The amount of reflected light depends on the moon’s surface area, so we are fortunate to have a moon that is so large.
What causes phases of the Moon?
The moon’s phases are caused by the changing angles of the earth’s shadows and reflected sunlight as the moon revolves around the Earth over the course of about 1 month (28 days). Axis. An imaginary line where the Earth is tilted.
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