Karen notices that the moon changes shape slightly each night, and by the end of the month, she has recorded a variety of shapes. What are the different shapes of the moon called?

• Crescents

• Gibbous

• Patterns

• Phases

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Karen arranges the different shapes of the moon and labels them according to where they appear during any given month. Place the labels in the correct location

b

a

c

d

Full Moon

Waning Crescent

Third Quarter Moon

New Moon

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On August 21, 2017 Elizabeth saw a total eclipse of the sun with her class. She learned that there are two types of eclipses. The types of eclipses depend on the line between the sun, moon, and Earth. When the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and blocks the sun's light it is called a ​ (a)   . When the Earth is directly between the moon and sun, it is called a ​ (b)   .

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• solar flare
• lunar phase
• solar storm

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Ethan often goes fishing with his uncle, and they use the rise and fall of the ocean water to determine when they will go. The ocean water rises and falls over the course of approximately 12.5 hours. Which term describes the rise and fall of the ocean water?

• Tides

• Eclipse

• Phases

• Wave

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Tony waits for the spring tide to bring the best surfing waves in his area. He knows that the moon affects the tides, so which moons does he wait for?

• half moon and quarter moon
• waning moon and waxing moon
• blue moon and harvest moon
• new moon and full moon

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What are the TWO motions that cause us to see the same side of the moon from Earth?

• Rotation

• Earth's Tilt

• Revolution

• Gravity

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Reorder the following starting with the NEW moon phase

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Which moon phases belong with each tide?

Groups:

(a) Spring Tide

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(b) Neap Tide

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

• New Moon

• First Quarter

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True or False: The moon and the sun affect Earth's tides.

• True

• False

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Organize the eclipses into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Solar Eclipse

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(b) Lunar Eclipse

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