I would have to agree with the statement that most students in college do not grasp the relationship between the Earth and the Moon.
My thesis was looking at college students' scale of the Earth-Moon system and most think that the Moon is close enough to take a plane to.
Tina
Tina Fanetti
Physics Instructor
Western Iowa Technical Community College
4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City IA 51102
712-274-8733 ext 1429