Earth’s moon key points:

♤ The moon is a natural satellite of the earth.

♤ Moon revolves round the earth on a definite, regular path- the moon’s orbit.

♤ Gravitational attraction of the earth holds the moon in its orbits.

♤ The moon is about one-fourth the size of the earth in diameter and weight is about one-eighth that of the earth.

♤ Moon has no air or water. Its surface is covered with hard and loose dirt, craters and mountains.

♤ On the moon, days are extremely hot and nights are very cold.

♤ Because the moon is nearer to the earth, it appears to be much bigger than the stars.

♤ The moon has no light of its own, it is light from the sun which is reflected by the

moon’s surface.