Earth and Moon CHARACTERISTICS
By Daniel Torres
Size of the Earth and moon
Size of Earth• The Earth is approximately
12,742 kilometers in diameter.
• Fast Fact: Earth is about 4 times the size of the moon.
Size of moon• The moon is
approximately 3,474 kilometers in diameter.
Landforms of the Earth and moon
Earth• The earth has
mountains, valleys, plains, peninsulas and much more of nature’s creations.
moon• The moon has
mountains, craters, and plains
Earth and moon gravitational force
Earth• The Earth has about
9.78 m/ gravity
moon• The moon has about
1.622 m/ gravity
Weather and atmosphere on the Earth and moon
Earth• Earth has a large
atmosphere that consists of four layers: the exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere. Earth can have rainy, cloudy, warm, and cool days.
moon• The moon has warm and
cool days like earth but unlike earth it does not have rain or cloudy days. The moon has an atmosphere but it only rises a foot off the ground.
Water on the Earth and moon
Earth
• Approximately 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water.
Moon• Scientists have found
that there is frozen water on the moon.
Weathering and erosion on the Earth and moon
Earth
• Weathering can be caused by water, swings in temperature, plants, and animals. Erosion can be caused by deforestation, overgrazing, and wind.
moon• Weathering and erosion
does occur on the moon but the process takes a lot longer than the erosion processes on Earth.
Time to rotate on it’s axisEarth• It takes the Earth 23.9 hours
to rotate once on it’s axis.
moon• It takes 27.3 days to
rotate once on it’s axis.
Time to revolve
Earth• It takes Earth 365.25 days to
revolve once around the sun.
moon• It takes the moon 23.5 days
to revolve once around Earth.
How the tides are made
• The moon creates the tides by using it’s pull of gravity. This causes the tides to rise the highest at night.
Why the Earth has seasons• Seasons are caused by the tilt of the
earth on it’s axis.
