MOON

PHASES OF MOON: NEW MOON WAXING CRESENT, FIRST

QUARTER WAXING GIBBOUS, FULL MOON, WANING GIBBOUS,
LAST QUARTER, WANING CRESCENT.

Moon= Earth's only natural satellite

First visited by Soviet space craft, Luna 2 in 1959

First person to step on the moon was Neil Armstrong

Dry, airless, and barren

384,400 km from earth

No atmosphere, no weather

Its gravitational pull is not enough to hold gases

Galileo Galilee was the first to use the telescope to study the moon, he
observes the moon and saw dark and light areas

The light areas are known as mountains or highlands and the non-light areas
are called lowlands or maria
Copernicus largest carters on the moon. it is 91 kilometers in diameters and
believed to have been caused by meteorites.

other craters are volcanoes and have volcano activity.

ALSO, THE MOON DOES NOT CREATE LIGHT IT GET ITS LIGHT
FROM THE SUN

The Third quarter moon is also known as The Last quarter Moon.
The EFFECTS OF THE MOON TO THE EARTH
High and low tides are caused by the moon. The moon’s gravitational
pull generates tidal force

Beliefs and Practices to the moon

1.Older people associate the new moon to an unlucky day. Hence, no
major events are held on these day
2.Waxing phases of the moon brings good luck. People look for job at
this time instead of during the waning phase.