Moon Cycles (EPISD 8th grade)
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Month | About how long it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth
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| New moon | Phase of moon when it looks dark
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| First quarter | When the moon is half full and is waxing
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| Full moon | When the moon looks all white
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| Third quarter | When the moon is waning and it is half white
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| Crescent | When the moon is smaller than one half
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| Gibbous | When the moon is larger than one half
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| Waxing | When the moon is getting brighter
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| Waning | When the moon is getting dimmer
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| Sun | The light source for the moon
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| Rock | What the moon is made of
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| Tides | The moon’s gravitational pull affects these daily
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| Lunar eclipse | When the earth’s shadow falls on the moon
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| Solar eclipse | When the moon blocks the sun from sight
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| Neap | Tides that are low (during 1st and 3rd quarter)
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| Spring | Tides that are high (during new and full moons)
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