Seasons/MoonPhases/Eclipse/Tides

Front

What type of tide occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned?

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Spring tide

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when half of the Moon is illuminated and it is increasing?

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First Quarter

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when the Moon is completely illuminated?

Back

Full Moon

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when the Moon is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

Front

What is the term for the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth?

Back

Phases

Front

What is the order of celestial bodies during a solar eclipse?

Back

Sun-Moon-Earth

Front

What is the order of celestial bodies during a lunar eclipse?

Back

Sun-Earth-Moon

Front

In which direction does the Moon orbit the Earth?

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Counterclockwise

Front

What type of tide occurs when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other?

Back

Neap tide

Front

What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun?

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Solar eclipse