Chapter 17

If a person weighs 160 lb on the Earth, then what is the person's weight (in pounds) on the Moon?

How many days are there in 12 lunar months (synodic months)?

How many days are there in 12 lunar months (sidereal months)?

If the Moon rises at 6 A.M. on a particular day, then approximately what time will it rise one day later?

Consider a person in the United States who sees the first-quarter phase of the Moon. (a) Which side of the Moon is illuminated? (b) What phase does an observer in Australia see at the same time, and which side is bright?

Consider a person in the United States who sees the last-quarter phase of the Moon. (a) Which side of the Moon is illuminated? (b) What phase does an observer in Australia see at the same time, and which side is bright?

The Moon is just entering the waning gibbous phase. In approximately how many days will it enter the waning crescent phase?

Draw a diagram illustrating a total solar eclipse. Include the orbital paths of the Earth and the Moon and indicate the approximate time of day at which the eclipse is taking place.

Draw a diagram illustrating a total lunar eclipse. Include the orbital paths of the Earth and the Moon and indicate the approximate time of day at which the eclipse is taking place.

A low tide is occurring at Galveston, Texas \(\left(29^{\circ} \mathrm{N}, 95^{\circ} \mathrm{W}\right)\) (a) What other longitude is also experiencing a low tide? (b) What two longitudes are experiencing high tides?