Moon Phases
How many moon phases are there?
8
What are the two types of Eclipses?
Solar and Lunar
What are the 2 types of tides?
Spring tide, and Neap tide
Why do Solar Eclipses happen?
When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.
How many days does it take the moon to revolve aroudnd the Earth one time?
29.5 days
The fully shaded area present during an eclipse.
Umbra
Why do tides occur
the moons gravity pulling on ocean water
Why do Lunar Eclipses happen?
When the Moon appears darkend as it passes into the Earth's shadow.
Does the first half of the lunar cycle seem to be increasing or decreasing?
Increasing
The partially shaded outer reigon of the shadow during an eclipse.
Penumbra
When the water is at its lowest level?
neap tide
Why do Moon Phases happen?
Because the moon's orbit around earth and sunlight reflecting off the moon
What moon phases occur when the left side of the moon is shaded?
waxing
Lunar Eclipses can only be viewed at night during what moon phase?
Full Moon
When the sun and the moon's gravitational force pulls in the same direction.
Spring tide
How do spring tides occur?
By the Moon and Sun pulling in the same direction.
What causes the different phases of the moon as seen from Earth?
moon's orbit around earth and sunlight
What are the 2 types of solar eclipses?
Total and Partial
Neap tide
How do Neap tides occur?
When the Sun and Moon are pulling in oppisite directions.