A small essay on moon for class 1

As per the astronomical assumption, moon is supposed to be formed from the debris generated through the collision of earth and mars sized body named ‘Theia’ approximately 4.5 billion years ago. 1) Moon is an astronomical body revolving around the earth in an orbit closer to earth. 2) It is the natural satellite of the earth.

3) Many scientists claim that moon is supposed to be 4.53 billion years old. 4) The crust of moon is composed of oxygen, silicon, calcium, magnesium, iron, aluminium etc. 5) Moon orbits the earth at the speed of 3683 km an hour. 6) Moon takes almost 27.322 days to rotate one complete orbit around the earth.

Set 1 is helpful for students of Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and is quarter the size of the Earth. The Moon’s gravity is around 1/6th of the Earth’s gravity. The gravitational field on the Moon is measured by the radio signals known as “Doppler shift”.

8) Moon is spheroid in shape and is one fourth size of the earth. 9) Moon is dusty ball of rock with a diameter around 3475 km. 10) Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on moon during Apollo 11 mission in 1969. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.