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| occurs duirng new moon and a full moon where there is the greatest difference between low and high tides |
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| the different shapes of the moon which depend on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces earth |
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| the rise and fall of water every 12.5 hours, caused by the force of gravity which pulls the moon and earth's water toward each other |
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| the lighte part of the shadow during an eclipse |
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| when the phase changes of the moon appears to be getting bigger |
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| when the phase changes of the moon appears to be getting smaller |
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| occurs at a full moon when the earth is directly between teh moon and the sun. Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon |
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| when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching earth |
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| during the first and last quarter where there is the least difference between low and high tides |
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| the darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse |
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