Fourth Grade
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What Do You Know About the Moon?
Photo Credit: NASA. Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander.
Look up at night and the first thing you most likely see is the moon. What do you know about the moon?
How big is it? If the Earth were the size of a basketball, the moon would be about the size of a tennis ball or an apple. The moon looks a lot bigger than the stars, but it's just because the moon is closer to Earth than any star is.
How close to Earth is the moon? Not very close - almost a quarter million miles away!
What is the moon made of? The moon is made of rock like Earth is. In fact, scientists think that a large comet or asteroid might have hit Earth and knocked a big chunk off of it. That chunk became our moon.
