Q The Moon and the Apollo Missions Assignment: The questions below are based on a number of sources, especially my video presentation. Also, see pages 39-41 (section 2.3) of your text to review the phases of the Moon - look especially at Figure 2.22. The video presentation is on the Helpful Videos for Third hour G page. Hints and Reminders Phase: A two or three word description of the shape of the Moon in the sky; e.g. Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon. Phase age: The number of days since the previous New Moon. As examples, the phase age of a New Moon is 0 days, that of a First Quarter Moon is 7.5 days, and of a Full Moon would be 15 days, while a Third Quarter Moon is 22.5 days. Confuse "Phase" and "Phase age" at your peril...these are different terms! Like Lion and Sea Lion, one word can make a difference! To turn in your answers for grading, hit the "Submit Assignment" Button in the top right and then submit all the work as text or a file upload. Make sure to number each answer. Here is a word document copy of the exercise. Third Hour exercise G 1. Is a Third Quarter Moon considered to be waxing or waning? 2. What would be the phase age of the Moon 12 days after the phase shown in this photo below? 3. Using the Moon Phases Calendar Links to an external site., state the date on which we have a New Moon during May of this year. 4. Using the Moon Phases Calendar Links to an external site., what is the lunar phase on 20 March? (Hint: be specific.) 5. What will be the lunar phase on 12 April 2022? (Hint: be specific) 6. Go to the Moon distance page Links to an external site.at Time and Date.com web page or Moonblink Links to an external site.. What date is the moon at apogee (Farthest from the Earth) in May 2022? For the next five questions, consult this map of the moon: 7. During which “quarter” phase of the Moon (first or third) is Mare Humorum visible from Earth? 8. Which mission landed closest to a crater named after the proponent of the Heliocentric Theory of the Solar System? (There are two, I will accept either as correct.) 9. Which two missions landed closest to the terminator of a Third Quarter Moon? 10. Did Apollo 11 land in an area described as maria, or as highlands? 11. Did Apollo 16 land in an area described as maria, or as highlands? For the next two questions, go the EclipseWise web siteLinks to an external site. 12. Select Solar Eclipses. When is the next total solar eclipse that passes through the US? Will the path of totality pass through California? 13. Return to the home page of the EclipseWise web site Links to an external site., then select Lunar Eclipses. When is the next total lunar eclipse? Can mid-totality be seen in California? Use the Moon Phase diagram from Third Hour lecture to complete the following questions, where for simplicity the sunrise is at 6 am, and sunset is at 6 pm. 14. Where in the sky (rising, high in east, on the meridian, high in the west, setting, or not above the horizon) would you expect to see a Full Moon at sunset? 15. Approximately what time would a Third Quarter Moon rise? 16. Which phase of the moon would set closest to midnight? Cutting/pasting the following may help you when you are submitting your answers. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) PreviousNext

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