How Did the Moon Form and Why Does It Affect Earth?

Long ago, there was a giant crash between Earth and another planet-sized object. This made debris fly out into space, and eventually, that debris came together to form the moon! The moon now pulls on Earth with gravity, which makes our oceans rise and fall, we call this tides. Without the moon, our days would be shorter, and life might look very different.

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Imagine throwing a ball at a wall, it bounces back, and some pieces might stick together to form something new. That's like how the moon formed from Earth and another object.
When you pull on a rope tied to a boat, the boat moves toward you, that’s similar to how the moon pulls Earth's oceans to create tides.
If the moon weren’t there, Earth would spin more wildly, and seasons might be way more extreme.

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