Predicting Moon Phases Figure 1 shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon for a particular phase of the Moon The Moon has been shaded on one side to indicate the portion of the Moon that is not being illuminated by sunlight. A person has been placed on Earth to indicate an berer's position at noon Recall that with this representation Earth will complete ono counterclockwise rotation in each day. Note that this drawing is not to scale Orbit of the Moon JA Sun din Land Figure 1 6) What time is it for the person shown in Figure 1? Circle one: 6 A.M. (sunrise) 12 P.M. (noon 6 P.M. (sunset) 12 A.M. (midnight) 7) Draw a stick-figure person on Earth in Figure 1 for each of the three times that you did not choose in Question 6. Label each of the stick-figures that you drew with the time that the person would be located there. 8) Answer the following questions for the position of the Moon shown in Figure 1. a) Which Moon phase would an Earth Observer see? The earth Observer would see the waxins bibbous b) At what time will the Moon shown appear highest in the sky? It would c) At what time will the Moon shown appear to rise? The moon would shown appear to rise at d) At what time will the Moon shown appear to set? Tog mappear highest in the sky at 9:00p,

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