Last Quarter or (third quarter)

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

Why can we see the moon in the sky?

The moon reflects light from the Sun

The moon absorbs light from the Sun

Why do we see moon phases on Earth?

Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around it.

Different amounts of the moon reflect light into space and those different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around it.

Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it rotates around it.

Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around the sun.

The moon goes through every phase..

the moon doesn't have phases, it has seasons

In relation to the moon, waxing means...

i don't know, the karate kid does it

The diagram show the pattern of tides on Earth. They are caused by which of the following?

Earth's rotation on its axis and the Moon's gravity.

Earth's gravity and the Moon's rotation on its axis

Earth's revolution around the Sun and the Moon's gravity.

Earth's gravity and the Moon's revolutions around the Earth.

The time at which high and low tides occur changes by about 50 minutes each day. Which best explains this occurrence?

The moon is not in the same relative position to the Earth each day.

The ocean currents delay the tides.

The prevailing winds act in opposition to the tides.

The pull of the sun slows down the lunar cycle

The phases of the moon you see depends on

How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

Where you are on Earth's surface

How much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun

Whether or not an eclipse is occuring

From the NEW MOON phase to the FULL MOON phase, you see

An increasing amount of the lit side of the moon

A decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon

The same amount of the lit side of the moon

More of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moon

The amount of the lit side of the moon you see is the same during what two phases?

FIRST QUARTER and THIRD QUARTER phase

NEW moon and FIRST QUARTER phase

FULL moon and THIRD QUARTER phase

Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around the Earth,

You never see the far side of the moon

You see some phases more than others

A different side of the moon faces Earth each day

The far side of the moon is visible only during the full moon phase

You are MORE likely to see a LUNAR eclipse than a solar eclipse because

The Earth has a larger shadow then the moon does because it is a bigger object.

The moon's umbra covers all the Earth during a solar eclipse

The new moon phases occur less often than the full moon phases

You must be in Earth's Shadow to see a solar eclipse

The moon: phases,tides & eclipses

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Waning Crescent

Waning Gibbous

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A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

Name the moon phase

What moon phase comes after this?

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