29 day2 (approximately)
The time it takes the moon to rotate once on its axis and revolve (orbit) once around the Earth
Moon Phases
caused by the amount of sun reflecting off of it.
High Tide
when the moon is closest to Earth and the gravity pulls on the water.
Low Tide
low tides occur in between the high tides and occur in the places on Earth that are not affected by the moon's gravity pulling the Earth's water.
Solar Eclipse
The moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks the light from the sun from reaching Earth. Happens when we have a new moon.
Lunar Eclipse
When we have a full moon and the Earth passes between the moon and the sun and the Earth blocks the light of the sun from hitting the moon.
Every 6 hours
how often we experience a high or low tide
Round
shape of the moon
Moon closer
Moon has greater effect on tides than Sun because it's closer to Earth