The revolution of the Moon

Question 1

Unit

Answer 1

An amount that is used to measure something

Question 2

The Moon revolves around the Earth once in 28 days

Answer 2

• The Moon revolves around the Earth in its own orbit
• It takes the Moon 28 days, about one month, to revolve around the Earth once
• The Moon travels in an anticlockwise direction.
• It takes the Moon the same time to rotate on its axis as it takes to revolve around the Earth
• As the Moon rotates, all sides of it face the Sun at some time
• However, because the time taken to rotate and revolve are the same, the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth

Question 3

Together, the Earth and Moon revolve around the Sun

Answer 3

• The Moon revolves around the Earth
• At the same time the Earth revolves around the Sun
• The Earth revolves in its own orbit
• The Moon revolves around the Sun with the Earth
• It does not revolve around the Sun in its own orbit