Tides and moon phases

The moon phases occur because...

• the sun, the earth, and the moon do a dance and create shadows

• the moon grows and shrinks

• the moon revolves around the earth

• the moon produces its own light

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The moon goes through every phase..

• once a month

• twice a month

• once a year

• the moon doesn't have phases, it has seasons

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In relation to the moon, waxing means...

• growing

• shrinking

• shining

• i don't know, the karate kid does it

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In relation to the moon, waning means...

• growing

• shrinking

• crying

• don't horses wane?

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We always see the same side of the moon

• True

• False

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the moon affects

• the coriolis effect

• global conveyor belt

• the tides

• how we behave

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the moon is a natural satelite

• true

• false

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The moon is twice as large as the earth

• False

• True

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The moon is made of cheese

• yep, swiss cheese

• no.. pretty sure its just a rock

As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see:

• the moon appearing increasingly lighter

• the amount of light the moon gets staying constant

• the amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing

• more light and then less light

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