Moon Phases and Tides

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Name the moon phase: waning crescent, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous

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waxing crescent

Front

Name the moon phase: first quarter, third quarter, new moon, full moon

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new moon

Front

Name the moon phase: first quarter, third quarter, new moon, full moon

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third quarter

Front

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth? Options: 65 days, 8 days, 365 days, 27 days

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27 days

Front

What causes tides?

Back

gravitational pull of moon

Front

Name the phase of the moon for letter "a". Options: first quarter, last quarter, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous.

Back

first quarter

Front

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create? Options: neap tide, spring tide, new moon tide, full moon tide

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spring tide

Front

When the light side of the moon is growing on the right, it is a _______ moon.

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waxing

Front

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

Options: new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter

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new moon

Front

The moon phases occur because...

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the moon revolves around the earth and the sun shines on it at different angles