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The moon creates 2 types of tides called ________________.
Spring and Neap tides
The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits are gravity and ___________.
inertia
Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth, you always see the _________ side of the moon from Earth.
same
The moon controls tides and provides ________ at night.
Light
We do not experience a solar and lunar eclipse every month because the moon's orbit is_________.
Tilted (5 degrees)
The darkest part of the eclipse in the _______.
Umbra
For a solar eclipse to occur, the ________ must be directly between Earth and the sun.
moon
During a total _________ eclipse the earth is between the sun and the moon.
Lunar
You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because the moon’s umbra only covers a small area on ___________ surface.
Earth
A total _________ eclipse is visible when the moon casts a shadow on the earth.
Solar
The moon is about __________ of the diameter of Earth.
about 1/4
Scientists think the moon was formed when a large _________ struck Earth, and ejected material from the collision combined.
Rock
Many _____________ can be found on the moon's surface.
craters
The temperature of the moon’s surface varies greatly from day to night because the moon has no _____________.
Atmosphere
The moon a natural _______ of Earth because it orbits Earth.
Satellite
When more of the moon is becoming visible it is________.
Waxing
The Waxing ______ phase means the Moon’s round shape is mostly visible and it will soon be a Full Moon.
Gibbous.
The moon is in the _______ ________ phase when a solar eclipse occurs.
New moon
The quarter phases of the moon occur when the moon, sun and earth are at a _______ degree angle.
90
There are ______ phases in a complete lunar cycle.
8
A full lunar cycle takes about_______ day to complete.
29.5
During a ________ moon, a lunar eclipse can occur.
full
The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during ________ quarter and third quarter phase.
first
The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the _________ side of the moon faces Earth.
sunlit
From the ___________ phase to the full moon phase, you see the increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon.
new moon
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