The Moon

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During which moon phases are high tides the highest?
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What moon phase occurs right after a new moon?
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During what month is the earth closest to the sun?
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What is occurring when the Earth lines up perfectly between the sun and the moon & casts a shadow on the moon?
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What moon phase appears as a half moon in the sky?
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What is the PRIMARY cause of our seasons?
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What phase is the moon in when ALL of the lighted side of the moon faces earth?
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What phase is the moon in when only a sliver of the lighted side is facing the Earth?
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During which moon phases are the high tides the lowest?
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When the amount of light that we see is increasing from day to day, the moon phase is said to be _____.
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What moon phase comes right before a new moon?
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What phase of the moon is being seen when NONE of the lighted side is facing the Earth?
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What type of eclipse occurs when the moon doesn't appear large enough to completely cover the entire sun and, therefore, leaves a RING of the sun unshadowed?
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During what season is the northern hemisphere tilted away from the sun?
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What moon phase comes right before a full moon?
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What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing in June?
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Earth's orbit around the sun is known as _____.
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The darkest part of an eclipse's shadow, that covers only a tiny area, is called the ____
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What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in June?
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Do we always see all of the light that is being received?
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What phase is the moon in when more than half (about 75%) of the lighted side of the moon is facing earth?
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How long does it take earth to revolve around the sun?
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How many low tides occur each day?
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How many high tides occur each day?
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How long does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?
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What occurs when the moon lines up perfectly between the sun & the earth and casts a shadow on the sun?
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Earth's turning on its imaginary axis is known as ____.
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What phase is the moon in when half of the lighted half of the moon is facing the earth?
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What affects our oceans' tides the most?
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During what season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the sun?
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When the amount of light we see is decreasing each day, the moon is said to be ____.
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The lighter part of an eclipse's shadow, that covers a larger area, is called the ____.
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What moon phase comes right after a full moon?
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The different phases of the moon as they appear in the sky are known as ___ ___.
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How much of the moon receives light from the sun at any given point in its revolution around Earth?