Moon Phases and Tides

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• first quarter

• third quarter

• new moon

• full moon

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Name the moon phase

• first quarter

• third quarter

• new moon

• full moon

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 27 days

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Tides are caused by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

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Name the phase of the moon for letter "a"

• first quarter

• last quarter

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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When the light side of the moon is growing on the right, it is a _______ moon.

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

• crescent

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• third quarter

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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