Name:__________________________________  Lab Section: Online    Date: ______________

 

Phases of the Moon - Part A

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3

Phase: ______________

Phase: ______________

Phase: ______________

Rise:    ______________

Rise:    ______________

Rise:    ______________

Set:      ______________

Set:      ______________

Set:      ______________

Transit: ______________

Transit: ______________

Transit: ______________

 

4

5

6

Phase: ______________

Phase: ______________

Phase: ______________

Rise:    ______________

Rise:    ______________

Rise:    ______________

Set:      ______________

Set:      ______________

Set:      ______________

Transit: ______________

Transit: ______________

Transit: ______________

 

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Phase: ______________

Phase: ______________

 

Rise:    ______________

Rise:    ______________

 

Set:      ______________

Set:      ______________

 

Transit: ______________

Transit: ______________

 


Name:__________________________________  Lab Section: Online    Date: ______________

 

Questions - Part B

1.  Which method actually represents the way the moon goes around the earth?  Why?

 

 

 

 

2.  Can you see the total surface of the Moon as it goes around the earth?  Explain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Does the moon rotate on its axis?  What is the period of rotation of the moon?

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Is the "dark side" always the same as the "hidden side"?  Explain.