Skip to main content

SPACE-THE MOON

THE   MOON  IS  THE  EARTH'S    ONLY  NATURAL  SATELLITE.It  is   relatively     large  for  a   moon  ,  with  a  diameter    of   3,470  km  - just  over    a  quarter   that    of  the  Earth.The  Moon   take  the  same  time   to  rotates   on  its  axis   as  it  takes   to  orbit  the  Earth(27.5 days),  and  so  the   same  side (the  near  side)  always  faces  us.However, the  amount  of  the  surface   we  can  see- the  phases  of  Moon-depends  on  how  much  of  the near side   is  in  the  sunlight.
Th  Moon  is  dry   and   barren   with no  atmosphere  or  water.It  consists  of  solid  rocks ,although  its  core  may  contain   molten  rock or  iron.The  surface  is  dusty,  with   highlands  covered  in  craters  caused  by  meteorite   impacts,  and   lowlands   in  which  large   craters  have  been  filled   by   solidified  lava  to  form  dark  areas    called  maria  or  "seas".Maria  occurs  mainly  on  the  near  side .  which  has  a  thinner  crust  than   the  far  side .Many  of  the  craters  are  rimmed  by  the  mountain  ranges  that  form  the  crater   walls  and  can  be  thousands  of  metres   high.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

KEY BOARD SHORT CUTS

While   surfing  the Web,  these commands  could  help  you  and  are absolutely worth learning. By making repetitive motions faster, web surfing becomes so easy  and    pleasant! The following shortcuts can  be   work with desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, and IE. CTRL-T to launch a new browser tab page. Tabbed pages are very useful: they let you open multiple web pages simultaneously without the same memory load as a full browser window.  Simply press CTRL-T to launch a new tab. Related: use CTRL-Page Up and CTRL-Page Down to navigate between the tabs.  CTRL-Enter to type 'www.' and '.com' Once you ...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE BEATLES -ENGLISH ROCK BAND

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known lineup comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time.   The Beatles    were  from    Liverpool, United Kingdom.   In September of 1962 The Beatles recorded their first hit Love Me Do, which charted in UK, and reached the top of the US singles chart. London became their new home since 1963. ... Their October 1963 performance at the London Palladium made them famous in Great Britain and initiated the Beatlemania in the UK.   The most popular Beatle.   Paul McCartney ranked highest, at 35 percent; following by John Lennon (29%), Ringo Starr (11%), and George Harrison (8%). However, there is a gender gap: men favored John, while women preferred Paul.   The Beatles' first record "Love Me Do" was released on October 5, 1962. It was a moderat...
1 comment
Read more

WEB SEARCH TERMS

  When you decide to keep a Web page to look at later, you're doing something called "bookmarking". Bookmarks are simply links to sites that you visit frequently or want to keep handy for reference. There are a couple ways you can save Web pages for later: In your browser.  All major Web browsers provide you with the ability to make and store your favorite links within the browser. These links are accessible several different ways, depending on what browser you might be using: a sidebar, a toolbar, or a drop-down menu. In a social bookmarking site.  If you want to access your collection from anywhere and share them with others, then a social marking site - a site that lets you store your favourites links - might be for you. launch I n the context of the Web, the term launch usually means two different things. Permission to Launch - Website First, some Web sites use the word "launch" as a substitute for the more commonly known "enter" command. For ...
Post a Comment
Read more