Question

like many other planets in our solar system, earth experiences noticeable seasonal changes in temperature, day length, and precipitation. these seasonal changes are due to the tilt of the earth’s axis. as earth travels around the sun in its orbit, earth moves on a tilted axis as it spins. the axis, or north and south poles, always points in the same direction, but it causes one section of earth to be pointed toward the sun at any given time. while looking at the earth’s tilt and position during december, we can see that the southern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun. this causes an increase in daylight hours and thus causes an increase in the average daily temperature of areas in the southern hemisphere. during december, the southern hemisphere experiences summer. while the southern hemisphere is pointing toward the sun, the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun. the northern hemmisphere still experience day and night, but the hours of daylight are greatly reduced, causing decreased average daily temperatures. during december, the northern hemisphere experiences winter. as one moves closer to the equator, fewer seasonal changes are noticed. this is due to the average amount of daylight changing less throughout the year. the opposite is true as one moves further from the equator and towards the poles. here, the difference in seasons is much more pronounced. some countries near the poles, like iceland, experience times when the sun can be seen in the sky all day on the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours in the northern hemisphere. using the information in fig. 1, if today was a new moon, which moon phase can you expect to see in two weeks? a. full moon b. last quarter moon c. waning crescent moon d. first quarter moon

Explanation:

The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days, with the full moon occurring approximately 14 - 15 days after the new moon. So, two weeks (14 days) after a new moon, we expect a full moon.

Answer:

A. Full moon