Week 6 Analysis
Survey of the Sciences
Week 6 Analysis
The Full Moon
The full moon occurs when the sun and the moon are on the opposite side of each other. This means that the hemisphere of the moon is that’s facing the earth is completely illuminated by the sun. The other special thing about a full moon is a solar eclipse. Reason why is because a solar eclipse can only appear when the moon phase is at full moon. A solar eclipse often happens about every 6 months. We have names for these full moon events that occur. For example, farmers have a unique name for the full moon every name. These names are called Farmers’ Almanacs. Here are 12 names for each month: wolf moon for January, Snow moon for February, worm moon for March, seed moon for April, milk moon for May, mead moon for June, hay moon for July, corn moon for august, harvest moon for September, hunter’s moon for October, beaver’s moon for November, and oak moon for December. (Moon Connection, 2014) The moon does have some habitat effects on earth. One of the most commonly known effect are the tides in the ocean. This is because of the gravitational pull between the earth and the moon. The tidal effects are definitely high during a full or new moon. I would say that most surfers love the effect of the moon during these phases since the tides produce bigger waves. This effect doesn’t harm the earth at all but could be dangerous for ships on the water. Other than that, the full moon has some amazing features and is an awesome site to see at night.
Reference:
(Moon Connection, 2014)
(Moon Phases Info, 2010-2011)
Week 6 Analysis
The Full Moon
The full moon occurs when the sun and the moon are on the opposite side of each other. This means that the hemisphere of the moon is that’s facing the earth is completely illuminated by the sun. The other special thing about a full moon is a solar eclipse. Reason why is because a solar eclipse can only appear when the moon phase is at full moon. A solar eclipse often happens about every 6 months. We have names for these full moon events that occur. For example, farmers have a unique name for the full moon every name. These names are called Farmers’ Almanacs. Here are 12 names for each month: wolf moon for January, Snow moon for February, worm moon for March, seed moon for April, milk moon for May, mead moon for June, hay moon for July, corn moon for august, harvest moon for September, hunter’s moon for October, beaver’s moon for November, and oak moon for December. (Moon Connection, 2014) The moon does have some habitat effects on earth. One of the most commonly known effect are the tides in the ocean. This is because of the gravitational pull between the earth and the moon. The tidal effects are definitely high during a full or new moon. I would say that most surfers love the effect of the moon during these phases since the tides produce bigger waves. This effect doesn’t harm the earth at all but could be dangerous for ships on the water. Other than that, the full moon has some amazing features and is an awesome site to see at night.
Reference:
(Moon Connection, 2014)
(Moon Phases Info, 2010-2011)