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Moon & Tides Test

Enter the letter for the matching Definition
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waning gibbous
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solar eclipse
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spring tide
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lunar eclipse
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gravitational pull
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low tide
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high tide
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rotational axis
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rotate
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waxing gibbous
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When the earth casts a shadow over the moon and blocks out the moonlight for several minutes.
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Moon phase before full moon that is mostly lit on the right side.
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A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. This occurs during full and new moons.
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To spin around on an axis. Example: earth spins creating day & night.
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The imaginary axis that an object spins around.
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The tide that occurs when the water is at its highest point.
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The tide that occurs when the water is at its lowest point.
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The the moon casts a shadow on the earth and blocks the sunlight for several minutes.
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The force of attraction between two objects in outer space.
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Moon phase after full moon that is mostly lit on the left side.
Type the Term that corresponds to the displayed Definition.
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When the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and the lighted side entirely visible.
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When the moon is perpendicular to the earth and sun and only 1/2 of the lighted side is visible. Waxing
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When the moon is getting darker. Lighted side is on the left.
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To move in a circular path around an object. Example: Orbit the sun.
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When the moon is on the same side of teh earth from the sun and the lighted side is NOT visible.
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Moon phase after new moon with a lighted crescent on the right side.
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When the moon is perpendicular to the earth and sun and only 1/2 of the lighted side is visible. Waning
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A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the least. This occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter moons.
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When the moon is getting brigher. Lighted side is on the right.
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Moon phase before new moon with a lighted crescent on the left side.

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