The changing appearance of the moon as it revolves around, and REFLECTS sunlight back to Earth.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

Less than half of the moon's left side appears to be lit.

Moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.

The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun once, 365.25 days.

The time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.

Less than half of the moon's right side appears to be lit.

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth

The phase of the moon in which only a dim outline of its shape is visible

Tides that have the smallest daily tidal range. These take place during the first and third quarter phases of the moon.

an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another

More than half of the moon's left side appears lit and it's shrinking toward a new moon.

The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide

the darkest part of a shadow

The motion of a body as it travels around another body in space.

the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked

. A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides. These take place during new and full moon phases

The phase of the moon when it is one-quarter of the way through its orbit, and we see the right half of the moon lit

More than half of the moon's right side appears lit and it's growing toward a full moon

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