The Moon rises in the east and sets in the west, just like the Sun does, only at different times (depending on the phase of the Moon). But when I ask this question of my students, some will say the Moon is always up. I see this so much, even after instruction, that I'm beginning to think "up" means something different to them than it does to me! To me, "up" means above the horizon - the Sun is up during the day, but it is not up at night. So what does "up" mean to you?
2006-09-23
15:02:06
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kris
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