Moon Phases Eclipses and Tides

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon 

• Venus

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Half Moon

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What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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Propose a method to investigate how the moon's phases affect ocean tides on Earth. What data would you need to collect?

• Daily tide levels and moon phases over a lunar month

• Yearly tide levels and seasonal changes

• Daily weather patterns and moon phases

• Ocean temperatures and moon phases

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What type of type of tide is it if the Moon is in Letter A

• spring

• neap

• solar

• lunar

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What type of type of tide is it if the Moon is in Letter B

• Neap

• Spring

• Lunar

• Solar

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Spring tides are most likely to occur during the (a)   phase of the Moon.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Both A and C

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Using the lunar cycle diagram, at which two points will the oceans on earth experience spring tides?

• Points A and E

• Points B and H

• Points C and G

• Points D and F

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What type of type of tide is it if the Moon is in Letter C

• spring

• neap

• solar

• lunar

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