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The changing appearance of the moon as it revolves around, and REFLECTS sunlight back to Earth.
a) Umbra
b) Lunar Phases
c) Eclipse
d) Neap Tides

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
a) New Moon
b) Revolution
c) Rotation
d) Gravity

Less than half of the moon's left side appears to be lit.
a) Waning Gibbous
b) Waxing Crescent
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Waning Crescent

Moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.
a) New Moon
b) Rotation
c) Umbra
d) Full Moon

The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun once, 365.25 days.
a) Tides
b) Day
c) Umbra
d) Year

The time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a) Gravity
b) Year
c) Day
d) Tides

Less than half of the moon's right side appears to be lit.
a) Waning Gibbous
b) Waning Crescent
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Waxing Crescent

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
a) Force
b) Gravity
c) Newtons
d) Tide

The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
a) Neap Tides
b) Tides
c) Spring Tides
d) Tidal Range

The phase of the moon in which only a dim outline of its shape is visible
a) New Moon
b) Half Moon
c) Quarter Moon
d) Full Moon

Tides that have the smallest daily tidal range. These take place during the first and third quarter phases of the moon.
a) Tides
b) Summer Tides
c) Neap Tides
d) Spring Tides

an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another
a) Tides
b) New Moon
c) Satellite
d) Eclipse

More than half of the moon's left side appears lit and it's shrinking toward a new moon.
a) Waning Crescent
b) Waning Gibbous
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Waxing Quarter

The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide
a) Tides
b) Tidal Range
c) Neap Tides
d) Spring Tides

the darkest part of a shadow
a) Umbra
b) Pre-umbra
c) Antumbra
d) Penumbra

The motion of a body as it travels around another body in space.
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Eclipse
d) Ellipse

the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
a) Umbra
b) Penumbra
c) Antumbra
d) Postumbra

. A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides. These take place during new and full moon phases
a) Neap Tides
b) Tides
c) Spring Tides
d) Summer Tides

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
a) First Quarter Moon
b) Third Quarter Moon
c) Second Quarter Mooon
d) Fourth Quarter Moon

More than half of the moon's right side appears lit and it's growing toward a full moon
a) Waning Gibbous
b) Waxing Gibbous
c) Waxing Cresent
d) Waning Cerscent

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