PDF Misconceptions Your Students May Have About the Moon
Misconceptions Your Students May Have About the Moon
Some or even many students mistakenly believe:
Phases of the Moon are caused by a shadow from the Earth, clouds, or the Moon wobbling all over the place in its orbit, rather than by a change in our perspective of the Moon's sunlit appearance as it orbits the Earth.
Different countries see different phases of the Moon on the same day, rather than understanding that the Moon has the same phase for everyone.
The Moon goes around the Earth in a single day, instead of taking a month to orbit the Earth.
The Moon makes its own light (the same way the Sun does), rather than understanding that the Moon reflects the light of the Sun.
The Moon does not rotate, rather than understanding that the Moon does spin on its axis, once each month.
The same half of the Moon is in darkness all the time--i.e. that there is a "dark side"-- when in fact the Moon has no side that is constantly dark; the front and the back are alternately lit by the Sun over a month.
The Moon has no gravity; things float "up" when dropped on the Moon, when in fact the Moon does have gravity, but less than Earth.
The Moon is only visible at night, rather than understanding that we can frequently see the Moon in the day.
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