The moon makes one full rotation around the earth every month (29.53 days). This means that it makes one 360 degree rotation every ~30 days, which is 12 degrees of movement per day.
Since the earth rotates once every day, so it makes one 360 degree rotation every 24 hours.
To determine how many 'hours' later 12 degrees is, do: 12 degrees / 360 degrees * 24 hours(in a day) = .8 hours, which if you multiply by 60 you get 48 minutes.
Answer:
When compared to Earth, which of the following is true of Mercury and Venus? Mercury and Venus have slower periods of rotation (longer days) than Earth. Which of the following lists accurately relates which terrestrial planets have moons and how many moons they have? Mercury and Venus (no moons).
Explanation:
Set this up as
10 = 40 (1/2)t/28
and solve for t in years.
10/40 = (1/2)t/28
log(0.25) = (t/28) log(0.5)
t = 28 log(0.25) / log(0.5) years = 56 years
Test the answer:
56 years = 2(28 years) = 2 half-lives, so the remaining amount should be 1/2 of 1/2 of the initial amount, i.e. 1/4 of the initial amount, and 10 mg = 1/4 of 40 mg.
The lunar eclipse happens when the Moon goes through the Earth's shadow. Earth dependably has a shadow, which is made by the Sun. On those uncommon events when the Moon, Earth and the Sun are altogether arranged perfectly, the Moon goes through this shadow.This would happen each full moon if the Moon circled around the Earth in an indistinguishable plane from the Earth circles around the Sun.
