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Moon Phases and Tide

vocab associated with phases of the moon and tides

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gravity a natural force that pulls two objects toward one another; keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
waning decreasing in size; the amount of the bright side of the Moon visible to Earth is shrinking
waxing increasing in size; the amount of the bright side of the Moon visible to Earth is growing
moon phases the changing appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth due to the Moon's revolution around Earth
crescent moon between new moon and first quarter or between last quarter and new moon
Gibbous moon between first quarter and full moon or between the full moon and the third/last quarter
tides the rise and fall of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth
Neap tide when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a right angle causing the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon to work against each other (during first & third quarter moon phases); smallest difference in water levels between low and high tide
Spring tide occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are all in a straight line and the gravitational force is strongest (during full & new moon phases); greatest difference in water levels between high and low tide
new moon when the Moon can not be seen in the sky; the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun
full moon when the entire face of the Moon can be seen in the sky; the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
quarter moon when we see 1/2 of the moon; the Moon is at a right angle to the Sun and the Earth
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