Moon Phase Names
Moon Phases Knowledge
Tides Knowledge
Spring Tides
Neap Tides
100
The phase of the moon when the people on Earth see the whole lit side.
What is a full moon?
100
The moon appears to be bulging.
What is gibbous?
100
Two
How many high tides do we have in a 24 hour period?
100
Especially strong tides.
What are spring tides?
100
Especially weak tides
What are neap tides?
200
The phase of the moon when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.
What is a new moon
200
The moon appears as a small sliver.
What is crescent?
200
Two
How many low tides do we have in a 24 hour period?
200
Very high and very low tides.
What are the extremes during spring tides?
200
smaller
What is the difference between tides during neap tides?
300
The phase of the moon right after a new moon.
What is a waxing crescent?
300
When the light is on the right and the moon appears to be getting bigger.
What is waxing?
300
Four
How many different tides do we have in a 24 hour period.
300
Two
How many spring tides do we have in one month?
300
Two
How many neap tides do we have in one month?
400
The phase of the moon that occurs directly after a full moon.
What is a waning gibbous moon?
400
The light is on the left and the moon appears to be getting smaller.
What is waning?
400
Every 6 hours
How often do tides change?
400
new moon and full moon.
During what moon phase(s) do spring tides occur?
400
1st quarter and last (3rd) quarter.
During what moon phase(s) do spring neap occur?
500
The phase of the moon when 1/2 of the moon appears to be lit?
What is a first quarter and a last quarter moon?
500
The moon's revolution around the earth and its position to the sun and the earth.
Why does the size of the moon appear to change throughout the month?
500
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun causes the ocean water to be pulled in different directions.
How does the moon and the sun affect the tides on Earth?
500
Lined up
How are the sun, earth and moon lined up during spring tides?
500
90 degree angle
How are the sun, earth and moon lined up during neap tides?
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