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The Moon
Tides, eclipses and phases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |