Predicting Moon Phases & Tides

Which way does the moon revolve?

• clockwise
• counterclockwise

• sometimes it changes direction
• it doesn't revolve

How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?

• 14 days
• about one month
• 24 hours
• 365 days

When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• First Quarter
• Third Quarter

Waxing means...

• Growing
• Dying
• Losing light
• Moving

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

What phase is this?

• Waning Gibbous Moon
• Waxing Gibbous Moon
• Waning Crescent Moon
• Waxing Crescent Moon

What phase is this?

• First Quarter Moon
• Last Quarter Moon
• Waxing Gibbous Moon
• Waning Gibbous Moon

Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?

• one month
• two weeks
• 3 days
• 24 hours