Lecture 5 – Motion of the Moon, in the Sky and in Space, Part 2/2
Summary / Checklist of the Main Concepts to Understand and Remember

Orbit and Rotation of the Moon  
red bullet As the Moon orbits Earth, do we see different parts of its surface, or do we always see the same side?  
red bullet Does the Moon rotate? How fast? How can we tell?  
red bullet Is the Earth-Moon distance constant? How do we know?  
red bullet Why is the size of a full Moon not always the same?  
     
Eclipses  
red bullet What are lunar eclipses? Why do they happen?  
red bullet What is the difference between a total and a partial lunar eclipse?  
red bullet Why does the Moon not look black during a lunar eclipse?  
red bullet What are solar eclipses? Why do they happen?  
red bullet What is the difference in the appearance of a total, an annular and a partial solar eclipse?  
red bullet What is the reason for the difference between a total, an annular and a partial solar eclipse?  
• What phase must the Moon be in for a lunar eclipse to happen?  
• What phase must the Moon be in for a solar eclipse to happen?  
red bullet Why don't we see a lunar and a solar eclipse every month?  
     

Topics from the lecture page and textbook not listed above [or between square brackets] were not covered in class;
Underlined words indicate that I will expect students to remember a number or a name related to that topic.

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