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Review: Lunar Motion. Review Questions Sept 15, 2010. 2. Question 1. The moon is on the equator (a) never (b) always (c) always from observer on earth’s equator (d) twice a month (e) twice a day. 3. Question 2. Which constellation will the moon never pass through? (a) Taurus
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Review:Lunar Motion Review Questions Sept 15, 2010
2 Question 1 The moon is on the equator • (a) never • (b) always • (c) always from observer on earth’s equator • (d) twice a month • (e) twice a day
3 Question 2 Which constellation will the moon never pass through? • (a) Taurus • (b) Scorpio • (c) Aquarius • (d) Ursa Major • (e) Leo
4 Question 3 For a total solar eclipse the moon must be • (a) new • (b) at perigee • (c) near a lunar node • (d) all of these • (e) none of these
5 Question 4 For a high tide the moon must be • (a) new • (b) at perigee • (c) near a lunar node • (d) transiting • (e) none of these It MIGHT be transiting overhead, but it could be underneath the earth (“lower culmination”)
6 Question 5 The time between full moons is the ____ month • (a) sidereal • (b) synodic • (c) draconic • (d) anomalistic • (e) tropical