|
Our Moon
The moon that you see in the night sky goes
around the Earth. Sometimes it's a full moon with a
face. Some people call it "the man in the moon."
At other times it is a half moon. Sometimes it is only a
thin crescent, and other times you can't see it at all. When we
don't see the moon at all, we call it a "new
moon." The different shapes of the moon are called the
phases of the moon.
The moon only seems to change shape.
It's always a big round ball. We only see the part that is
lit by the sun. The moon does not shine. It only seems
to shine. It is really light reflecting from the sun.
There are no people, animals, or plants
that live on the moon. There is no water or air.
Astronauts who visited the moon had to wear special space suits to
give them air to breathe.
|
