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Half of the moon is always lighted by the ___
Sun
The shape of the lighted part of the Moon that we see at any given time is the ______
Phase
The shape of the moon hat we see depends on the position of the sun the moon and ___
Earth
The moon is between earth and the sun at ___ _____ phase
New moon
If all of its sunlit half is visible, the moon is in the ___ ____ phase
Full moon
Waxing
Growing larger
After he full moon the moon phase gets ____
Smaller
Growing smaller
Waning
Twice a month the moon passes through the earths _____
Orbit
Sometimes at full moon the moon passes through earths shadow causing a ______
Lunar eclipse
Sometimes he earth passes through the moons shadow causing a _____
Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse can only occur when the moon crosses the plane of earths orbit at _____ phase
New moon
The regular ride and fall of the water level along the shore are ____
Tides
Tides are caused by he gravitational pull between the earth and the ____
Moon
At certain times of the year the alignment of the sun the moon and earth cause spring tides and ____ tides
Neap
When objects from space struck the moons surface ____ formed
Craters
There are more craters on the moon than on earth because of _____ on earth
Erosion
Large dark flat area on the moon formed by lava flows are called ____
Maria
Light colored heavily cratered regions at higher elevations than Maria are ___
Highlands
Cigar shapes depressions on the moon are called ____
Valleys