2. In the margin of your paper, write down what you know about the moon. Share with a partner.

3. 1. Earth’s closest neighbor in space is the Moon.

4. 2. Moonlight is reflected light from the Sun.

5. 3. The Moon has rocks similar to those on Earth, but no air or water.

6. 4. Temperatures on the Moon can be both hotter and colder than any place on Earth.

7. 5. The Moon’s surface is covered by craters made by meteoroids.

8. 6. When meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they become hot and burn before they hit Earth’s surface.

9. 7. The Moon orbits Earth once in just over 29 days.

10. 8. At any given time, the Sun lights half of the Moon.

11. 9. As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different parts of it lit as it cycles through all of its phases.

13. 10. The Moon’s gravity causes tides, the daily rise and fall of the ocean’s surface.

15. 11. A shadow cast by Earth or the Moon is an eclipse.

16. 12. Earth casts a shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse.

17. 13. A lunar eclipse happens when Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.

18. 14. The Moon casts a shadow on Earth during a solar eclipse.

19. 15. A solar eclipse happens only when there is a new Moon.

20. 16. All of the Sun’s light is blocked during a total solar eclipse.

21. Which do you think occurs more often, a partial solar eclipse or a total solar eclipse? Explain your reasoning. Share your answer with a partner.

22. 17. A partial solar eclipse occurs more often than a total solar eclipse because for a total solar eclipse to occur, Earth, the Moon, and the Sun must line up exactly in a straight line to totally block the Sun. More often their alignment is not exactly in a straight line, which creates a partial solar eclipse.