Moon Phases, Eclipses and Tides Vocabulary Quiz Study Guide

When the Moon appears to get SMALLER

• Full Moon

• Waxing

• First Quarter

• Waning

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When the Moon appears to get LARGER

• Full Moon

• Waxing

• First Quarter

• Waning

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When the shadow of one body falls on another body.

• waxing

• tides

• eclipse

• waning

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The periodic rise and fall of the water level in Earth's oceans are called:

• Tides

• eclipse

• neap

• spring

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The result of the moon and sun working together to pull on Earth's oceans, creating maximum tidal range:

• spring tides

• neap tides

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

The result of the moon and sun working against each other's pull, creating minimal tidal range:

• spring tides

• neap tides

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

When the earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of earth falls on the moon, we experience a:

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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When the moon comes between the earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of the earth, we experience a:

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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The difference in water levels between high and low tide:

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• Tide

• Tidal Range

Choose ALL the correct statments

• moon phases follow predictable patterns

• Nothing in the universe is predictable

• Eclipses are predictable

• Tides follow predictable patterns

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