Earth Science - The Earth-Moon System

This lecture introduces the motions of Earth and the Moon, distinguishing solar and sidereal days and synodic and sidereal months. It explains lunar phases, synchronous rotation, and why lunar and solar eclipses occur.

Syllabus

THE MOTIONS OF THE EARTH
SOLAR AND SIDEREAL DAYS
MOTION OF THE MOON
SYNODIC AND SIDEREAL MONTHS
THE MOON'S PHASES
SYNCHRONOUS ROTATION
LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSES
SHADOWS OF GIANTS
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSES
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES
The time it takes Earth to make one complete rotation relative to a star other than our Sun is called a(n)
At first quarter it is approximately week(s) until the new Moon.
Which phase of the Moon is shown in number 6?
During a total solar eclipse