Week 1 - Part 3

Question 1

The Moon’s ………… period—that is, the period of its revolution about Earth measured with respect to the stars—is a little over ……… days: the …………….. month is ……….. days to be exact.

Answer 1

sidereal / 27 / sidereal / 27.3217

Question 2

The time interval in which the Moon phases repeat—say, from full to full—is the ………. ………., 29.5306 days.

Answer 2

solar month