Checkpoint 7 Review -Moon Phases, Tides and Seasons

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What does 'waxing' mean in relation to the moon?

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Growing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the name of the moon phase that comes after the first quarter?

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Waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

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Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What type of tide occurs during the highest high tides and lowest low tides?

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Spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the moon phase when it is less than half illuminated and decreasing?

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Waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the term for the time when the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in equal day and night?

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Equinox

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What is the moon phase that occurs after a waxing crescent?

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First Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the term for the gravitational pull of the moon that causes tides?

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Tidal force

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What is the name of the moon phase that is more than half illuminated and decreasing?

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Waning gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the term for the highest point of the tide?

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High tide