Moon phases & Tides
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 neap tides | The tides are not as high and low, because the moon, earth, and sun form a right angle, and the gravity isn't as significant. |
| spring tides | When the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line the gravity pulls stronger and we have higher and lower tides than usual. |
| tidal bulge | The graviataional pull of the moon makes ocean water bulge toward the moon on the side of the earth facing to the moon. |
| new moon | A new moon is the first phase of the moon cycle where you can barely see the moon or only a tiny part of it. |
| full moon | When the entire lit side of the moon is facing earth. |
| waxing crescent | You can only see a sliver of the moon's lighted side and every night you can see more of it. |
| waxing half | when you can see half of the moon's lighted side and you can see more each night. |
| waxing gibbous | where almost all of the moon is lit up but a little of the left isn't. |
| waning half | when you can see half of the moon and the visible part is decreasing each night. |
| waning crescent | when less than half of the moon is visible and you can see less every night. |
| waning gibbous | when most of the Moon is visible, and we see less and less each night. |
| waxing half | where you can see half of the moon and the visible part is increasing each night |
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