Unit 9 Flashcards
According to the lecture powerpoint slides, how far away from the sun on the sky is a full moon?
180 degrees
According to the lecture powerpoint slides and the western astronomy texts, if the Moon is in full phase setting in the west, approximately what time is it?
dawn
According to lecture powerpoint slides and the reading from western astronomy texts, what is the order in which lunar phases occur in time, starting with “New Moon?”
New, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter,
Waning Crescent
According to Zeilik 1991, when did the month begin for the Pueblo?
Sighting of the first visible crescent
According to the Maryboy and Begay 2010 reading on the moon, which is true of Navajo traditions about the Moon?
Usually depicted as a perfect white shell disc, carried by the Moon Carrier as he rides his horse across the sky.
From the reading “American Indian beliefs about the eclipse”, according to the Diné people (Navajo) when a solar or lunar eclipse occurs what is believed to happen?
A death occurs
According to the lecture powerpoint slides and “Eclipses and the Saros”, the periodicity and recurrence of eclipses are governed by the Saros Cycle. Approximately how long is this cycle?
18 years, 11 days, 8 hours
According to Zeilik 1986, for the Pueblo people the names of the moons/months are related to what?
Seasonal phenomena and activities
According to “American Indian beliefs about the eclipse”, the Navajo believe which acts of reverence must be carried out during an eclipse?
Staying inside
No eating or drinking
No sleeping
No looking outside
According to the lecture powerpoint slides, what color does the moon appear during a total lunar eclipse?
red
According to the lecture powerpoint slides, which of the following is true of the Moon’s path against the background sky of fixed stars throughout its cycle of phases?
The Moon follows near to but not on the Ecliptic
According to lecture powerpoint slides and the reading from western astronomy texts, which of the following describes the prevailing Western scientific model of the origin of the moon?
Early Collision between proto-Earth and a large object left behind a ring of material that coalesced into the Moon
According to the lecture powerpoint slides, tidal forces from the Moon causes the ocean to bulge in which directions?
Towards and away from the moon
Close inspection of the Moon in the night sky reveals dark patches and lighter regions. Which of the following is the best explanation according to the reading from western astronomy texts?
The light patches are high cratered regions called “lunar highlands” and the dark areas are low smooth areas called “lunar maria.”
According to Williamson & Farrer 1994, Native American calendar keepers had problems reconciling the solar and lunar calendars. How much shorter is 12 periods of the lunar month than the solar (tropical) year?
11.24 days
