The (1) _________ is a dry, airless and a very barren place. It is (2) ____________
from the Earth. Since it has no atmosphere, there is no weather on the moon.
Because of its small size, its (3) _______________________ ____________ is not strong
enough to hold gases.
The moon is the only (4) _______________ _______________ that Earth has. A (5)
____________ is an object that revolves around a larger object. Moon’s appearance
changes from time to time. Though these changes are often associated with
superstitious beliefs, it has been scientifically proven that such changes have an
impact in our lives.
The gravitational attraction between the moon and earth holds the moon close to
Earth. It also keeps the moon moving around the Earth. It takes the moon about (6)
_______________ to make one complete (7) ____________ around the Earth. This period
is called a (8) __________ Its period of rotation about its axis and its revolution around
the Earth is the same. Because of this, the same face of the moon always faces the
Earth.
When the moon is between the sun and the Earth, the moon seems to be hiding
from the earth. This phase is called (9) ________ _____________At this phase, the moon
is (10) _______ _________________ from earth since the side of the moon that faces the
earth is not illuminated.