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The Moon
Tides, eclipses and phases
Question | Answer |
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What is the phase that shows 25 percent of the right | Waxing Cresent |
50 | First Quarter |
75 | Waxing Gibbous |
All of the moon | Full Moon |
75 to the left | Waning Gibbous |
50 | Third Quarter |
25 | Waning Cresent |
None of the moon | New Moon |
When does a lunar eclipse occur | Full Moon |
When does a solar eclipse occur | New Moon |
What blocks what in a lunar eclipse | The earth blocks the sunlight from the moon |
Solar eclipse | The moon blocks the sunlight from a section of Earth |
What is more common, the lunar of solar eclipse | The lunar |
When does a neap tide occur | During a quarter moon |
When does a spring tide occur | During a full or new moon |
What is a neap tide | The tide of which the high and low tides differences are the least |
What is a spring tide | The tide in which the difference is the greatest |
How many tides do we have in one day | Four, two high and low |
What causes the tides | The moon pulling the water towards it. |
How many hours pass before the tides change | 6 hours |