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Vocabulary
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
Tides
Space
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What are Spring Tides?
Spring Tides are tides that have the largest daily tidal range.
100
What is the alignment of the planets during a solar eclipse?
The alignment of the moon is directly between the Earth and Sun.
100
What happens during a lunar eclipse?
The shadow of the earth falls on the moon.
100
What are tides?
Tides are daily changes in the level of ocean water.
100
What determines the length of a day?
The rotation of earth on its axis.
200
Define Gravity
Gravity pulls two masses together.
200
What occurs during a solar eclipse?
The suns light is completely blocked by the moon.
200
Why don't we see lunar eclipses every month?
We don't see them every month because the moons orbit around earth is tilted 5 degrees.
200
Define tidal range.
Tidal ranges are the the difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tide.
200
What does the earth orbit to determine a year?
The sun.
300
What is an Umbra?
An umbra is the darkest part of a shadow.
300
When will the next total solar eclipse occur?
The next eclipse will occur during 2017
300
Is the moon on the right or left side of the moon during a lunar eclipse?
The moon is on the left.
300
Where is the moon during a high tide?
In between the sun and the earth.
300
What angle is the earths axis tilted at?
23.5 degrees.
400
What is a Neap Tide?
Neap Tides are tides with the smallest daily tidal range.
400
Is the moon on the right or the left of the earth during a solar eclipse?
The moon is on the right.
400
What is the order of the earth sun and moon during a lunar eclipse?
The order is moon, earth, sun. (Right to left)
400
Where is the moon during a low tide?
The moon is below the earth.
400
When a body in space orbits a larger body, what is it called?
A satellite.
500
What is a penumbra?
A penumbra is the spreading cone of a lighter shadow.
500
Is the umbra of the moon too big or too small to create a large shadow on earths surface?
It is too small.
500
What happens during a partial lunar eclipse?
It happens if the moon misses a part or the whole umbra.
500
How many days does it take for a spring tide to occur after the other?
14 days.
500
In what month does winter begin in the Southern Hemisphere?
June.