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Tides and Phases of the Moon
Question | Answer |
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the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines | tides |
the kind of tide when water reaches its highest point | high tide |
the kind of tide when water reaches its lowest point | low tide |
the force exerted by an object that pulls other objects toward it | gravity |
the number of tides each day | 4 |
when there is the least difference between low and high tide | neap tide |
when there is the greatest difference between low and high tide | spring tide |
as distance between objects increases, gravity's pull does this | weakens |
the approximate number of days it takes for the moon to rotate around the Earth | 29 days |
when standing on Earth, we always see this side of the moon | the same side |
when standing on Earth, we always see this amount of lit up areas of the moon | different amounts |
when the moon is waxing, it means the amount of light we see does this | increases |
If the moon did not rotate around the Earth, we _________________ see the phases of the moon | would not |