Moon Phases #1
How many Moon Phases are there in total?
8 phases
How does the Full Moon occur and what does it occur after?
The Full Moon occurs whenever the Moon is on the other side of the Earth away from the Sun but the Sun rays are still hitting the Moon from up above and the sides. The Full Moon occurs after the Waxing Gibbous Moon.
What are the two types of eclipses we have?
A Lunar Solar Eclipse.
What are the two different types of tides that occur for us?
They are Neap Tides and Spring Tides.
What are the Moons Quakes like Earths Earthquakes called?
They are called Moonquakes.
What is the New Moon? How does it occur? Explain.
The New Moon occurs by the Moon being in-between the Sun and the Earth and its lightened side being faced away from the Earth making Earth see nothing because of the lightened side of the moon is turned.
What is the Third Quarter Moon and how does it occur?
The Third Quarter Moon is a part of the 8 Moon Phases where the illuminated side of the Moon is opposite of the first quarter Moon.
What do eclispses have to do with? (What celestial bodies)
The Sun, Moon, and Earth.
How do Neap Tides occur?
Neap Tides occur in the middle of spring tides during the third quarter Moon phase while the Moon is pulling from one of the sides and the Sun is pulling from above. Creating Neap Tides.
Is the "dark side" of the moon a myth?
Yes, because it is not permanently dark like some may think.
What is the First Quarter Moon? How does it occur?
The First Quarter Moon is where the illuminated side of the Moon
How does a Waxing Gibbous Moon occurs?
A Waxing Gibbous Moon occurs whenever the illuminated side of the moon becomes bigger and you can now see more than half of the moon illuminated.
Are Lunar and Solar eclipses frequent?
Lunar Eclipses are more frequent with about three per year while Solar Eclipses are less frequent because they are less visible.
How do Spring Tides occur?
They occur two times a month and when all the celestial bodies including the Sun, Moon and Earth only line up.
Is the moon a natural satellite?
Yes, because it orbits the Earth.
What is a Waning Gibbous Moon and how does it occur?What moon phases does it occur after?
The Waning Gibbous occurs whenever the illuminated side of the moon is decreasing but is still more than half illuminated. it occurs after the Full Moon.
How does a Waning Crescent occur? What does the word "Waning" mean?
A Waning Crescent occurs whenever the illuminated part of the moon takes on a smaller form shrinking and taking on a Crescent form. The word "Waning" means fading, decreasing of an object.Or shrinking.
How long do Eclipses usually last?
It can last longer than some but usually a couple seconds too 6 or 7 minutes.
Why do low tides occur?
The gravitational pull of the moon is why the low tides occur because the moon and the rotation of the Earth.
Is their a form of water on the Moon?
Yes, it is usually found as ice.
How does a Waxing Crescent occur?Why is it called Waxing?
A Waxing Crescent Moon occurs by the illuminated side of the moon continues to grow and increase. It is called Waxing because it is increasing and "waxing" over.
How long does it take for all the phases to go through?
It takes about 27.5 days.
How do eclipses occur?
Eclipses occur whenever the Sun is behind the Earth while the Moon is on the other side of the Earth and for the other type of eclipdse is whenever the Moon is right in front of the Sun in a perfect angle making it able to have an eclipse.
Why do high tides occur?
High tides occur whenever the Moon is closest to that part of the world is whenever the gravitational pull is higher meaning the tides will be higher.
Does the Moon orbit in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction?
The moon orbits in a clockwise direction.