Vocabulary
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| When there is no moon in the sky what name is used to describe this moon phase? | New Moon
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| When the moon appears as an illuminated circle in the sky, what phase is the moon in? | Full Moon
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| What is the name of the Moon phase when the moon appears to be partly but less than half illuminated, and the fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing? | Waxing Crescent
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| What is the name of the Moon phase when one-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight? The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. | First Quarter
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| What is the name of the Moon phase when the Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight? The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. | Waxing Gibbous
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| What is the name of the Moon phase that appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight? The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. | Waning Gibbous
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| What moon phase appears to be one-half illuminated by direct sunlight? The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. | Last Quarter
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| What Moon phase appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight? The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. | Waning Crescent
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| What is the name of the tide that comes in twice a day and covers more of the beach with water? | High Tide
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| What is the name of the tide that goes out twice a day and reveals more of the beach area? | Low Tide
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| What is the name of the force of attraction that planetary bodies exert on one another as a result of their mass centrifugal force? | Gravitational Pull
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| What is the name of a table that shows the months, weeks, and days in at least one specific year. | Calendar
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| What is a scientist called who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas and tides? | Oceanographer
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