Name: _________________________________ Period: _____ Date: _____________
Unit 2: Astronomy
Moon Stations Lab Report Sheet
Station # 1: Lunar Calendar
1. What do you notice about the appearance of the Moon each day? Does it change a lot or a little?
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2. From a new moon phase to a full moon phase, explain what you see as viewed from earth.
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Station #2: Lunar & Solar Eclipses
1. What is a solar eclipse and which moon phase might it take place?
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2. What is a lunar eclipse and which moon phase might it take place?
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3. Why is it rare to observe solar and lunar eclipses?
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5. Describe the reason why you cannot see the solar eclipse on any particular day from everywhere in the
world.
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Station #3: 3D Phases of the Moon Model
Reminders:
-Shade the inside circles based on an aerial view from space of the moon, show the lighted half of each
position.
-Draw a line to indicated the portion of the moon visible from earth.
-Draw the phases of the moon as seen from earth in the outer circles. Be sure to label them with their full
names.
-Draw an arrow to show the direction of the moon’s revolution
Conclusion Questions:
1) How would your diagram change if the sun were located on the other side of the earth, rotate the board
to help you visualize the diagram. _______________________________________________________
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2) Look at the diagram for the side, as if you were standing on the Sun, what phase does the moon appear to
always be in? Explain. _________________________________________________________________
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3) If you were standing on the moon, would you observe phases of the earth as you revolve around it?
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Station #4: Tides
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Position the model to represent when NY is
experiencing a low tide during a spring tide. Make a
diagram in the space provided below, be sure to label
the sun, earth, NY, the moon and it’s phase. Mark an
“x” on your diagram to indicate high tide.
Position the model to represent when NY is
experiencing high tide during neap tides. Make a
diagram in the space provided below, be sure to label
the sun, the earth, NY, the moon and it’s phase. Mark
an x on your diagram to indicate high tide.
Conclusion Questions:
1. What force does the moon apply that cause tides? ______________________________
2. If the pattern on the graph above continues, what would be the height and time for the first high tide
on day 3? ___________________________________
3. How many high tides and low tides does a location experience each day? _______________
4. During which phases of the moon do neap tides take place? Spring tides? ________________
5. Which do you expect to be higher? Circle: high tide during spring tides or high tide during neap tides?
6. Which do you expect to be lower? Circle: low tide during spring tides or low tide during neap tides?
7. Explain the difference between neap tide and spring tides.
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8. Why do tides occur later and later each day? Use the model to help your figure it out.
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9. Tides in the Long Beach’s Bay are best described as… (predictable or non-predictable) and
(cyclic
or non-cyclic)
10. The change in the tides as shown on the graph is primarily the result of
A) Earth’s rotation and the Moon’s revolution
C) the Moon’s rotation and Earth’s revolution
B) Earth’s rotation and revolution
D) the Moon’s rotation and revolution
Station #5: Lunar Lollipops
1. Explain how it is possible to view the moon in the daytime on occasion.
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2. Use the computer program
to help you label the eight
phases (as seen from Earth) on
the diagram to the right.
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4. ______
Station #6: Impact Theory of the Moon Formation
1) Explain the impact theory and how the moon developed after impact.
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2) Compare the moon to Earth in terms of density, mass, diameter, and gravitational pull.
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3) What is the composition of the Moon?
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4) Explain how the moon ended up having so many craters.
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5) Why doesn’t the Earth still show evidence of many craters?
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6) Use the text book provided to explain the following lunar features. p.556 to p.560
-Maria: ___________________________________________________________________________
-Mascons: _________________________________________________________________________
-Rilles: ___________________________________________________________________________
-Lunar highlands: ____________________________________________________________________
-Lunar Craters: _____________________________________________________________________