Bill Nye - The Moon

1. Moonlight is really Sun light.

2. Why does the moon reflect so much light?
Because the rocks on the moon are reflective, the atmosphere is thinner than the Earths so it doesn't absorb as much sunlight.


3. Tides are caused by what?
The moons gravitational pull.


4. Why don't we get an eclipse every month?
Because the Moons orbit line is on a angle.


5. How did ancient astronomers figure out that the earth is round?
They saw the Earths shadow on the Moon.


6. The moon has 1/6 the gravity of Earth.


7.  If you weight 60lbs on Earth, you would weigh 10 lbs on the moon.

8. If you can jump 2 feet high on Earth, you can jump 12 feet high on the moon.

9. How does the gravity of Earth affect the moon? 
It causes moon quakes.