Lab 07a: moon, seasons, latitude, longitude challenge
Island Science questions: moon, seasons, latitude, longitude
- At sunset, the moon is directly overhead, which phase is this?
- Where will it be at sunset in the third phase?
- Where is a full moon at sunrise?
- ideally, how long is the night on March 21 anywhere in the world?
- How long is the daytime on September 21 anywhere in the world?
- why is our sunset not at 6 PM on the equinox?
- on the first day of summer, is earth closest or farthest from the sun?
- You are sailing from Tahiti to Hawaii, when can you first see Polaris at night?
- What star could you use while in Tahiti to navigate?
- Local noon for you is at 12:30 PM and you are between -10h GMT and -11h GMT, where are you?
- Your latitude is 18°N, are you on land or at sea?
- What is your local noon and latitude if you are on the north west Hawaiian islands?
- What is your local noon and latitude if you are in Johannesburg, South Africa?
- Find a person at +5.5h GMT and latitude 35°N
- The moon is in third quarter, you see the moon directly overhead, what time is it?
- You are zooming with folks in another country, and notice the shadow behind them is 35° pointing south, and their clock says noon, while it is 9 AM in London. Where are they?
- You are planning a walk around campus in the next few months before graduation. What dates are best for this sort of walk if you want to see where you are by moonlight?
- At sunrise, you see an image of the moon with the curved part facing east directly overhead. What phase is this, and where on the globe are you?
- A full moon rises at sunset, what time will it be highest in the sky?
- What time will it set?
- A waxing crescent is visible in the western sky just after sunset, what phase comes next?
- On June 21, which hemisphere receives more direct sunlight?
- If you are at 23.5°N on the summer solstice, what does your shadow look like?
- A kayaker says:” the moon rose around midnight, it looked half illuminated, and the bright side was on the left” What phase is the moon?
- What time of month is it?
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