Second Years Guide to Ace Astronomy: A Study Guide

written by Lily Lavender

This book is intended for all who need a quick study reference guide for ASTR-201. It has a glossary of terms & its appropriate meanings for the entire course. Each chapter is based on a lesson; where it won't go into grave detail, but will give you the necessary components to study for upcoming tests & assignments. This does not include mid-term & final exams. All detailed information about each topic is in your official lessons with the Professor. DO NOT COPY AS IT IS PLAGIARISM!

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Lesson Nine: Folktales & Scientific Theories Study Guide

Chapter 10

India’s Folktale & Nigeria’s Folktale


In India, the Santali people believed that the Creator, Marang Buru, made the Sun disappear for a set time each day so that everyone would sleep when it was dark. The Creator invented the Moon to shine dim so that most could sleep & others could still work & see the world around them. In Nigeria, the Efik people believed that the Sun & the Moon lived on Earth together. The Sun was great friends with the Water, but Water would never visit Sun’s home. They all agreed to build a home so big that Water could visit. However, the Sun miscalculated & Water ended up pushing the Sun & the Moon into the sky. They have been in the sky ever since.


Korea’s Folktale


In Korea, there was a poor woman with her children. She sold rice cakes as her job & came home one day to find a tiger called Holangi in a hungry state of mind. Holangi was hostile & told her he would eat her unless she gave him a rice cake. As time went by, Holangi demanded more until she had none left. The tiger ate the woman, dressed himself to pose as her, & pretended he was the mother. The woman’s children knew the tiger wasn’t their mother, as his tail gave himself away. The children prayed to the heavens to climb a rope to get away from Holangi & they did.


The Capture & Fission Theories


In 1909, Thomas See theorized that Earth captured a celestial object due to Earth’s gravity. This object started to orbit Earth, which we call the Moon. In 1878, George Darwin theorized that because Earth spun so fast, a chunk broke off & became the Moon. However, this theory was thrown out because the rock from the Moon is vastly different than Earth’s Pacific oceanic crust.


The Accretion & Initial Giant Impact Theories


In 1873, Edouard Roche theorized that dust particles ran into each other, & due to gravity, pulled smaller rocks into it, until both the Moon & Earth were formed. This theory does not explain why the Moon orbits Earth. In the Initial Giant Impact theory, a planet named Theia clashed into Earth & many pieces were blasted off, which created the Moon.


Fun Facts
The folktale from Korea was told since the thirteenth century.
Both the Moon & Earth have the exact ratio of isotopes of oxygen.
When Theia & Earth clashed, both cores merged, which is the reason why the Moon does not have iron.
Haesik, the son, became the Sun and Dalsun, the daughter, became the Moon in the Korean folktale.

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