Earth Sun Moon Review

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What is the reason we do not have eclipses every month?

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The moon's orbit is tilted.

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What are Neap Tides?

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Tides that are not as high and not as low.

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What is a New Moon?

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A moon phase where the moon is not visible from Earth.

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What type of eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon?

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Lunar eclipse.

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What is a Gibbous Moon?

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A moon phase where more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not full.

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What is the duration of the moon's orbit around the Earth?

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27.3 days.

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What are Spring Tides?

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Tides that occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in higher high tides and lower low tides.

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What is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated?

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Full Moon.

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What causes the phases of the moon?

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The relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun.

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What is the term for the path the moon takes around the Earth?

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Orbit.

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