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Phases of the Moon and tides

Phases of the Moon and tides. Objectives. Today we will… Learn about phases of the Moon Practice drawing the phases . The Moon has 8 phases. Full Moon Waning Gibbous Moon Last Quarter Moon Waning Crescent Moon New Moon Waxing Crescent Moon First Quarter Moon Waxing Gibbous Moon.

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Phases of the Moon and tides

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  1. Phases of the Moonand tides

  2. Objectives • Today we will… • Learn about phases of the Moon • Practice drawing the phases

  3. The Moon has 8 phases • Full Moon • Waning Gibbous Moon • Last Quarter Moon • Waning Crescent Moon • New Moon • Waxing Crescent Moon • First Quarter Moon • Waxing Gibbous Moon

  4. Full Moon

  5. First Quarter

  6. New Moon

  7. Last Quarter

  8. What effect does the Moon have on tides? • The Moon’s gravity pulls the ocean and Earth towards it • The Moon’s pull forms a bulge of water on the side of Earth nearest the Moon and another on the opposite side of the Earth • The bulges of water move around the Earth, following the Moon, and form tides

  9. High and Low Tides

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