Methods II- Week 7

1.) The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did.

We talked a lot about the different size comparisons of each planet, plus the sun and the moon. We watched a video that showed just how large each one was which was really spooky to be honest. Then with our table groups we made a scale of about how big and how far the planets were from each other. We used Play-Doh and a measuring device to know the distance and scale.

2.) A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture.

Some of the things we talked about Thursday

• Gibbous is never going to be an answer on the test.
• The moon has a rotation and a revolution that are identical which makes us only see the one side of the moon.
• Something called Thea hi the earth directly and some got absorbed and some bounced back, that’s why we have a tilt on an axis. - You weigh 1/6th your weight on the moon.
• The moon is about 2/4 the size of the earth so the size of the U.S is the closest comparisons.
• Capture Theory: Physics says you can’t.
• Fission Theory: This is where the Pacific Ocean came from.
• The earth was spinning so fast that a chink of it flew out into space.
• Co-formation: They formed the same time they have the same material.
• Colliding Planetesimals: The moon condescended from debris produced when other planets slammed into each other and formed solar systems.

Why is the moon different?

• The dark side is the thicker than the other. 
• The back side collided faster than the side that’s facing us. 
• That allows the magma to stay closer to the surface.

3.) Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading: 

                    1.) What did you learn?

I liked learning about the origin of the earth a little bit and how it ended up the way it is. Reading about how it tilted and what not was something that I was unaware of.

                    2.) What was most helpful?

I really like all of the videos and extra bits in the textbook. It makes it more enjoyable to read and understand.

                    3.) What do you need more information on? 

I think continuing to go over the different phases of the moon helps, I'm not 100% strong on that or where I would like to be, so more information on that helps.

                    4.) What questions/concerns/comments do you have? 

N/A at the moment.