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The Moon
Question | Answer |
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stage of the moon that follows Full Moon | Last Quarter |
What is Galileo Galilei credited for? | being the first to look at the Moon through a telescope. |
What did Thomas Harriot make? | The first drawing of the Moon. |
What are tides created by? | The Sun and Moon's gravity pulling the water from Earth . |
How can tides be predicted? | The predictability of the Moon's orbit around the Earth. |
Does the Sun or the Moon have a larger gravitational pull on the Earth? Why? | The Moon, because it is closer to the Earth. |
What is a neap tide? | The smallest tides of the year. |
What is a spring tide? | The largest tides of the year. |
Why is a neap tide small? | It is small because the Sun and Moon's gravity are working against each other and pulling the water in opposite directions. |
Why is a spring tide large? | It is large because the Sun and Moon's gravity are working together and pulling the water in the same direction. |
Why is a neap tide small? | It is small because the Sun and Moon's gravity are working against eachother and pulling the water in opposite directions. |
Why is a spring tide large? | |
stage of the moon that follows Last Quarter | New Moon |
stage of the moon that follows New Moon | First Quarter |
stage of the moon that follows First Quarter | Full Moon |