I will ask you one or more questions like these as a prompt and you will have to construct a response based upon your, now extensive, understanding of the moon.   NOTE: some questions have now been removed

1. What is the 'dark side' of the moon and why do we call it that?

3. How long is a lunar day.  Explain why you answered this way.

4. Do scientists believe that the moon has always experienced the same length of day as it has now?

6. How does the moon cause tides to happen here on the earth?

8. Sometimes the moon is very bright and sometimes it is dim.  Using one physics vocabulary word how would you explain this?  Now give a more detailed description of why that concept makes this happen.

9. You find yourself lying on a blanket in a field looking up at the night sky with a good friend.  What 100-150 words can you use to explain the moon in such a way that the moon seems like the most interesting thing in the universe and you seem like the smartest person alive.  Note: you REALLY want to impress this friend.

10. How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?

11. If you see the moon rise at exactly 8:00 today when would you expect it to rise tomorrow? (within 10 minutes is OK)

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2. Explain how and why the moon can be eclipsed.

5. Describe the role the moon plays as eclipsing body.

7. The general definition of eclipse is 'any obscuration of light'.  How does this relate to the relationship between the moon, earth, and sun.

12. Explain what you have seen when you look at the 'man in the moon'.

13. Using the equation for universal gravitation how much force does the moon exert on you when it is directly overhead versus being exactly on the opposite side of the earth as you are right now?   You will need to know the equation for universal gravitation, the mass of the moon, the mass of the earth, and the average distance between the two.  just kidding.