At 6:00 PM you observe the full moon rise above the eastern horizon. Three days
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Question
At 6:00 PM you observe the full moon rise above the eastern horizon. Three days later, at 6:00 PM you go outside looking for the Moon? Where is it?
The moon is between the eastern horizon and your zenith.
The moon is near the western horizon.
The moon is high in the sky (near your zenith).
The moon is not visible.
The moon is rising above the eastern horizon.
a.The moon is between the eastern horizon and your zenith.
b.The moon is near the western horizon.
c.The moon is high in the sky (near your zenith).
d.The moon is not visible.
e.The moon is rising above the eastern horizon.
Explanation / Answer
The Corect answer is D. The moon is not visible.
The moon rise time varies with time, and every day it rises some time after the previous day. Because the Earth rotate around it's axis in 24 hours and by that time moon preceeds some distance in it's orbit around the sun and thus it becaome visible to Earthe some times later than the previous day.
So, if we see the Full moon to rise above the eastern horizon at 6 pm, after 3 days it will be some where below the eastern horizon and not visible.
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