Phases Tides Eclipses

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides

How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4
• 8
• 10
• 16

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The moon ____________ around the Earth.

• revolves

• rotates
• up
• down

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A complete lunar cycle takes

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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phase in which more than half of the moon is illuminated

• crescent

• gibbous

• new moon

• full moon

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to decrease in size

• full moon

• illuminate

• waning

• waxing

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to increase in size

• full moon

• illuminate

• waning

• waxing

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when Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• spring tide

• neap tide

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the tide with the least difference of height between low and high tides

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• spring tide

• neap tide