The moon and the earth
Ryan Smith
How it started
Much research has gone into how our planet is habitable and how we have such a close celestial object next to us.theories suggest that before there was earth, there was a proto-earth and a slowly approaching mars sized planet named theia. The theory states that theia had crashed into the surface of proto-earth and thus the two shared minerals and different elements that made the bigger proto earth more habitable. While theia drifted off into earth's orbit, theia began to collect the left over debris of the impact and formed into the moon. While there are still many other theories about the earth and the moon this one is the most plausible because sample from moon rock reveal that the moon has a very similar build up of isotopes to that of earth.
What did the moon do for us?
After the impact theia had on the earth, the newly formed earth was still spinning at a unstable axis and as a result would make it impossible to cool the planet in time for water and life to start appearing years later. The moons new orbit around the earth had a strong gravitational pull that greatly slowed down the earth to a stable axis also the moon granted protection from meteors while the earth was still forming life, thus explaining the moon's many craters. Today the moon controls tides on earth but without the moon human life wouldn't have developed
Questions
1. What might be some other theories involving the moon and the earth
2. Would human life be possible without the effects the moon had on earth
3. Do you think we will have man back on the moon in these next few years? If not then when?
sources https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sterile-moon-may-still-hold-hints-how-life-began-earth
Human life would be very different without the moon, because a lot of things are based on the moon cycle and the moon does things like tides and volcano eruptions, so life would probably be different. - Steven Solomon
ReplyDeleteI think if NASA continues to do work, it is very possible we will be back on the moon in the next decade. There is always more information to find about the moon and being in space help scientist so much. There is so much unknown about space i think it would be hard to believe we wouldn't launch another space mission.
ReplyDeleteLife would be very different without the moon. I feel like we will have men on the moon soon, maybe in the next 10 years? -Campbell Marino
ReplyDelete1. It could have volcanoes on it, which are still active.
ReplyDelete2. No. The moon is necessary for life as us as a species.
3. Yes, space companies are rapidly improving.
I think that in the near future we will travel back to the moon due to the possibility of finding out more and more information about the moon with our better technological advancements.
ReplyDelete-Charles Poe
I think human life would not have been possible without the effects of the moon because the moon pulled the earth to a stable axis as well as granted the earth protection from meteors. I think we will have man back on the moon in the next few years as there are still things unknown about the moon. -Kevin Gu
ReplyDeleteNo human life would not be possible without the effects the moon had on earth as it stabilized the axis and controls the tides as well as offered protection from meteors. The moon helped human life develop and to make the world a survivable place to live. Sarah LaChance
ReplyDeleteI believe we will have a human on the moon in 5 years.
ReplyDeleteLife without the moon here on Earth would very different because the moon is a major factor in the tides, so without the moon life would change a lot for people who are involved with the ocean. I think that we will have a man on the moon in the next few years because we still want to do research on the moon. -Joe Panthalani
ReplyDelete1. Active volcanos on the moon or water at one point on the moon.
ReplyDelete2. It would be different, no tides, no light from the moon, some animals would behave different but they would adapt.
3. No because I don't really se a reason to considering that we've already been and we have tech to continue to study it.
-john ellis
I think that it is a possibility for us to go back to the moon since we are putting more focs back into space. I think after the 1960s the desire to go to outer space died down because the Cold War ended. I think it would be important for us to understand the moon more because it is so important for earth and our survival.
ReplyDelete-Sophia Becklenberg
I don't think that man will be on the moon soon but I do think that commercial space flight through SpaceX will be possible in our lifetime. Without the moon nights would be darker, seasons would change, and the length of our days would change . - Erik E
ReplyDeletewith modern technology I wouldn't be surprised if we went back to the moon in the near future -kendall dees
ReplyDeleteHuman life would not be possible with out the moon because the moon balances out the suns rays and heat causing the earth to be at a sustainable temperature to live in, with out the moon the earth would most likely be too hot to live in.
ReplyDelete-Maddie SIlk
i think we will be back on the moon in the next few years because technology is advancing very fast -sophia h
ReplyDeleteI think that we could possibly be able to live on the moon if we had more research and more technology to support us on that theory.-Takia
ReplyDeleteHumans will be on the moon by 2030-Caleb
ReplyDeleteI think life without the moon would be very different since a lot of things are based off the moon. lannah
ReplyDeleteAnswering question 2; No, with out the moon slowing the rotation of the earth, we would certainly be in trouble without it. It influences weather, ocean and hrs in the day. I read somewhere that without the moon, our days would be like 10 hrs long or something like that. Also, night would be a lot darker, and im scared of the dark so that's a plus
ReplyDelete-Kornell Smith
i think we are going to be on moon in some years because tech is very advanced
ReplyDeleteRyan Carter
DeleteI think we will be back on the moon in these next few years because technology is advancing so fast that we are already planning on going to mars.
ReplyDeletein my opinion i think in the next few years with better research we will have people on the moon
ReplyDeleteella