Understanding Moon Phases and Tides

When the lit part of the moon is getting bigger, we call that ...

• Waxing

• Waning

Why is the high tide higher on April 30th than on April 22nd?

• Tides are always higher on the last day of the month.

  
  

• Tides are always higher during a full moon.

  
  

• There was a storm on April 30th which caused a higher tide.

  
  

• Tides are always higher during a first quarter moon.

  
  

Which tide occurs during the quarter Moon phases?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

What is the phase of the moon called when it is getting bigger and more of it is visible from Earth?

• Waning

• Waxing

• Full Moon

• New Moon

During which phase of the moon is the entire face of the moon visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

What is the phase of the moon called when it is getting smaller and less of it is visible from Earth?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Crescent

• Gibbous

Which phase of the moon occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, and the side facing Earth is dark?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

How many high tides occur in most places on Earth each day?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the term for the moon phase when more than half of the moon is visible, but it is not yet full?

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

Which moon phase is associated with the strongest tides, known as spring tides?

• New Moon and Full Moon

• First Quarter and Last Quarter

• Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous