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Publication front matter and educational content about the Moon and other satellites. Includes copyright, publisher imprint information, design and production credits, cataloguing notice, acknowledgements for photo permissions, and guidance on internet addresses. The contents outline topics such as the Moon’s formation, eclipses, tides, other moons and satellites, and comprehension questions plus an index.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time49 min

AccessFree to download

Meet the M0on5

Earth's moon

Eclipse

The tide is high

Dther moon5

Dther satellites

Look up!

Glossary

Find out more

Websites

Comprehension question5

Index

THEDRN0DTHER5ATELLITES NEWHAM LIBRARIES90800101107028 THE DTHER5ATELLITE5 biElenlatreruepublishers for thildren. Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited,a company incorporated in England and Waleshaving its registered office at 264 Banbury Road,Oxford,OX27DY-Registered company number:6695582 www.raintree.co.ukmyorders@raintree.co.uk Text ◎Capstone Global Library Limited 2020The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means(includingphotocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentallyto some other use of this publication)without the written permission of the copyright owner,except inaccordance with the provisions of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licenceissued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,Barnard's Inn,86 Fetter Lane,London,EC4A1EN(www.cla.co.uk).Applications for the copyright owner's written permission should be addressed to the publisher. Edited by Hank MusolfDesigned by Kyle GrenzMedia Research by Jo MillerProduction by Kathy McColley Originated by Capstone Global Library LtdPrinted and bound in India 9781474786836(hardback)9781474786935(paperback) # British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A full catalogue record for this book is available from theBritish Library Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs:NASA;JPL-Caltech,7,W.Liller,19;Shutterstock:BlueRingMedia,9,Cristian Cestaro,Cover,Dotted Yeti,17(Both),jakkapan,15,kdshutterman,5,kdshutterman,21,Korionov,22,Nevada31,11,psoundphoto,9,robert_s,8,Siberian Art,13Design Elements Capstone;Shutterstock:Alex Mit,Dimonika,Kanata Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this book.Any omissionswill be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher. All the internet addresses(URLs)given in this book were valid at the time of going to press.However,due tothe dynamic nature of the internet,some addresses may have changed,or sites may have changed or ceasedto exist since publication.While the author and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause readers,noresponsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the author or the publisher. [ontents Meet the M0on5.. ………4 …………6 Earth's moon…… Eclipse………… ………1Z The tide is high . …………14 ………16 Dther moon5.. Dther satellites……… ……………18 ……………Z0 Look up!…………… ………………ZZ GI055ary……… Find out more.. ………………Z3 …………………Z3 Websites……………………… Comprehension question5…………………Z4 …………Z4 Index………… Meet the m0on5 What is one of the brightestobjects in our night sky?The moon!The moon doesn't make its own light.It reflects the sun's light. FARDLTFRET Twelve people have visitedour moon.It is the only otherspace object apart from Earththat people have stood on. reflect to return light from an object;the moon reflects light from the sun The Earth has one moon.Other planets can have more than one moon.Moons are satellites.They orbit aplanet or a star.Let's learn about themany moons in our universe. orbit to travel around an object in space satellite object in space that moves around a planet or a staruniverse everything that exists,including the Earth,the starsand all of space Earth's moon Our moon formed morethan 4 billion years ago.Scientists think it formedwhen a giant asteroid hitthe Earth.The big crash sentmany bits into space.Overtime,the bits formed intothe moon.

FAQs

What is the moon’s main source of light?

The moon does not make its own light. It reflects the sun’s light.

How was Earth’s moon formed, according to the text?

Scientists think the moon formed when a giant asteroid hit Earth, sending many bits into space that later formed into the moon.

What does the text say a satellite is?

A satellite is an object in space that moves around a planet or a star.

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