This is the name of the tide that occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned and the Sun and Moon are both pulling in the same direction
What is Spring Tide
100
This is the name of the area where a total solar eclipse can be seen
What is path of totality
200
This is what causes tides
What is the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
200
This is the name of the tide that occurs when the Sun and Moon and perpendicular (or at 90 degree angles) to each other and pulling in different directions
What is Neap tide
200
This is the difference between a rotation and revolution
What is rotation - spinning on it's own axis
revolution - orbiting another object in space
300
This is why the moon's gravity has a greater effect on tides than the sun does
What is because it is so much closer to Earth
300
These are the phases of the moon when neap tides occur
What is 1st and 3rd quarter
300
This is how the sun, earth and moon are aligned during a solar eclipse
What is the moon is located between the Earth and the Sun
400
This is approximately how many high tides and how many low tides we experience each day
What is 2 of each
400
These are the phases of the moon in which spring tide could occur
What is full and new moon
400
This is the approximate length of time it takes the moon to travel one-quarter of the way around it's orbit
What is 8 days (29.5 divided by 4 = 7.37 days)
500
This is why we experience a change of tide approximately every 6 hours
What is because the Earth rotates, so we have high tide when we are facing the moon or opposite the moon and experience low tide when we are at 90 degree angles to the moon
500
This is what occurs during neap tide and during spring tide
What is:
Neap tide - moderate tides; higher low tides and lower high tides
Spring tide - more pronounced tides; higher high tides and lower low tides
500
This is how the Earth would look during a total solar eclipse if you were standing on the moon
What is you would see a shadow of the moon passing over a narrow strip of the Earth