the moon

without any research (please!), try to answer the following:

chicago and china are practically on opposite ends of the earth. if the moon is full right now in chicago, in china, is it:

a) full
b) new

try to do this without doing any research. and explain your reasoning

July 18, 2008 @ 9:55pm . 67 views . 3 comments

comments:

Full, it takes 14 days for the moon to be "new" in Chicago, and only 12 hours for China to face the moon, so therefore, it is full in China when it is full in Chicago. Comprende?

Will | July 18 @ 10:03pm

It will be full when it rises. The phase of the moon has to do with the position of the moon relative to the sun, not to the earth. You'll notice that the full moon rises as the sun sets (wherever you are).

Steve | July 18 @ 10:46pm

c) There is no moon in China.

kate | July 18 @ 11:06pm