1. What is the crescent moon?
2. Over the course of a month, the shape of the moon appears to change a little bit each day in a predictable way. What causes this effect?
3. How many tides do we experience in a 24 hour period?
4. Which describes a New Moon phase?
5. Name the moon phase listed above.
6. On a clear night, you notice that you cannot see the moon. What lunar phase is it and how are the sun, moon, and Earth positioned?
7. Refer to the diagram , what comes after Last Quarter also known as third quarter?
8. At any moment the sun shines on how much of the moon?
9. Which phase of the moon takes place between a new moon and a first quarter moon?
10. What name is applied to the tides in the diagram ?
11. How long will it take the moon to complete one phase, from New Moon to the next New Moon?
12. What name is applied to the tides when the moon and sun work together to create unusually high high tides and low low tides
13. Name the moon phase listed above
14. You and your friend decide to go sailing in Puget Sound near Seattle. You forgot to check the tide charts and get stranded on a sand bar. How long will need to wait before the tide comes in so your boat will float?
15. Name the moon phase listed above
16. Which of these statements is NOT true of lunar phases?
17. The Earth, Moon and Sun form a 90 degree angle which tide is formed
18. Over the course of a month, the shape of the moon appears to change a little bit each day in a predictable way. What causes this effect?
19. In waxing phase, the lighted part of the Moon increases from New Moon to full Moon. What does this mean?
20. What does it mean when the moon phase is waxing?
21. What is a lunar phase?
22. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the phases of the Moon?
23. Which heavenly body reflects light to the moon's surface that causes it to have different shapes?
24. The phase between a full moon and a third-quarter moon is called a ...
25. Where is the moon located during a new moon?
26. Which of these moon phases does not occur during a Spring Tide?
27. Refer to the diagram above , what comes next to waxing Gibbous?
28. Which statement describes a waning phase of the Moon?
29. At any moment the sun shines on how much of the moon?
30. .Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the phases of the Moon?
31. The Moon appears different every night. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
32. The four main phases of the moon each take place in the course of about ...
34. Where are high tides occurring in the image above?
35. What name is applied to the tides in the diagram ?
36. The moon seems to change from a full moon to crescent shapes back to a full moon over the course of?
37. Name the moon phase listed above
38. The phase between a full moon and a third-quarter moon is called a ..
39. What factor has the greatest influence on ocean tides?
40. Where is the moon located during a new moon?
Gavin Thomas
