Moon Phases & Tides

Waxing means...

• getting larger

• getting smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Waning means...

• Getting bigger

• Getting smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

• waxing gibbous

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see all the lighted side of the moon.

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

• new moon

• full moon

• third quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following

• first quarter

• 
• Waning crescent

• 
• full moon

• 
• new moon

• 
• waxing crescent

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Using the tide chart, when is each moon phase?

• 18th

• 3rd Quarter

• 1st

• Full Moon

• 26th

• New Moon

• 10th

• 1st Quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Generally, any beach location will have ​ (a)   each day.​

• 2 high tides and 2 low tides
• 1 high tide and 1 low tide
• 1 high tide
• 1 low tide
• 1 high tide and 2 low tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Tides are caused by...

• the rotation of the Earth

• the orbit of the Moon

• the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon

• wind currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

When do Spring Tides occur?

• During the new moon and full moons

• During the crescent moons

• During the Spring

• During the gibbous moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do you call small tides where the high tide is not as high as usual and the low tides are not as low as usual?

• neap tides

• spring tides

• orbital eccentricity

• orbital declination

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1