Name That Word
The central, darker part of the shadow where the light is TOTALLY blocked
What is umbra?
Which moon phase is the only one in which a solar eclipse can happen?
What is New Moon phase?
Which phase does the moon have to be in, in order for it to be a lunar eclipse?
What is full moon phase?
How many times a day does the height of the water in Earth's oceans (sea level) rise and fall?
What is 2 times?
What is 6 hours?
The lighter part of the shadow where light its PARTIALLY blocked
What is penumbra?
What part of the shadow do you need to be in in order to see a TOTAL solar eclipse
What is different about a lunar eclipse vs a solar eclipse in terms of who can see them?
Which side of the Earth experiences a stronger pull of the moon's gravity?
What is the side closer to the moon?
Explain the movement of the moon through the earth's shadow using the words umbra and penumbra?
What is lunar eclipse?
Which part of the moon's shadow is more narrow? The umbra or the penumbra?
Draw the position of the sun, earth, and moon during a lunar eclipse.
Check drawing for points
When the side of the Earth closer to the moon experiences a bulge because of a stronger gravitational pull from the moon, what does this cause?
What is high tide?
What is 7 minutes?
The daily rise and fall of the sea level
What is tide?
Draw a diagram of the sun, moon, and earth during a total solar eclipse?
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Why are more people able to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse?
What is because the Earth is bigger than the moon so it casts a larger shadow?
When high tide is happening on one side of Earth, what is happening on the opposite side?
What is high tide?
What type of tide occurs during the full moon and new moon phases?
What is Spring Tides?
The event that takes place when the moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
What is the reason solar eclipses don't happen every month?
What is the moon's orbit is tilted and has to be perfectly lined up between the sun the earth?
What is the reason you can see the unlit part of the Moon on a clear night?
Why is the sun's effect on tides only half that of the moon?
In what type of tide is high tide lower, and low tides higher?
What is Neap Tide?