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THE MOON - Coggle Diagram
THE MOON
Tides
They are when the sea levels change
The Moon's gravity isn't as strong as the Earth's. However it is strong enough to influence the tides on Earth
There are four tides a day
2 High tides
When the water comes inland
2 Low tides
When the water moves further away from the land
Eclipses
It is when one celestial body moves in the shadow of another
Solar eclipse
The Moon blocks the light from the Sun and the sunlight can't reach the Earth
Lunar eclipse
The Earth blocks the light from the Sun.
Phases
When it changes it shape because of the Sun's light
First Quarter
Full Moon
Third Quarter
New Moon
Characteristics
It is about 384.400 km away
It is four times smaller than the Earth
It rotates on it axis and it orbits the Earth
28 days
LUNAR MONTH
It hasn't its own light. The Sun lights up the Moon
It has very little gravity
There aren't air and atmosphere
It is very cold at night (-173ºC)
It is very hot during the day (127ºC)
It has a lot of craters because of the meteorites
There are mountains and rocks
