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Table
of Contents

Lesson 1
Introduction
Lesson 2
What is astronomy?
Lesson 3
How big is the universe?
Lesson 4
The origin of the universe
Lesson 5
Watching the sky
Lesson 6
Why did God create the heavenly bodies?
Lesson 7
Space exploration
Lesson 8
A Tour of the Solar System
Lesson 9
A Tour of the Solar System—The Sun and the Moon
Lesson 10
Stars and galaxies
Lesson 11
Cosmic Catastrophes
Lesson 12
Catastrophes in the Solar System
Lesson 13
Are there other planets in the Solar System?
Author: Dr. Jonathan Henry For thousands of years, people have gazed at the night sky and the bright morning and wondered, ‘What’s out there?’. Our universe is so vast and awe-inspiring that to learn about it is to learn about ourselves. The Astronomy Book will show you: What long-ago astronomers thought about other worlds Solar system facts How constellations relate to astrology The history of space exploration Whether black holes exist The origin and age of the moon Why Mars doesn’t support life The composition of stars Supernova remnants The myth of star birth Asteroid legends and the extinction of the dinosaurs Whether planets outside our solar system could be home to intelligent life What UFOs are The age of comets and meteor showers Hardcover. (Junior High–Adult) 80 pages.

The Astronomy Book
by Dr Jonathan Henry

Lesson 9

A Tour of the Solar System
(The Sun and Moon)

Textbook:

The Astronomy Book

Text:

pp. 38-43

Scripture:

Genesis 1

Vocabulary Words

  • Lunar recession
  • Nuclear fusion
  • neutrinos

Questions:

  1. Draw a picture of the Moon inside the Earth showing its size compared to Earth.
  2. Develop some arithmetic problems comparing the weight of a person on Earth with the weight of a person on the Moon. Example: How much would you weigh on the Moon if you weighed 60 pounds on Earth? (Answer 10). You can do these as fractions (1/6 x weight on Earth = weight on Moon) or division (weight on Earth divided by 6 = weight on Moon). Be creative!
  3. Write a research paper comparing the various evolutionary ideas about the origin of the Moon with the true account found in Genesis 1.
  4. What is God’s special purpose for the Sun?
  5. How big is the Sun?
  6. What distinguishes the Sun from other stars?
  7. Discuss some scientific and Biblical problems with the ‘nebular hypothesis’. See also:

Additional information

Please note: The explanation given in the book about nuclear fusion as a source of energy for the Sun is out of date. Recent results indicate that nuclear fusion is, in fact, a primary source of energy for the Sun.

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