Eclipses, Lunar Phases, And Tides

Question 0

Every month, the moon makes one full _________ around the earth

Answer 0

One full revolution around the earth

Question 1

When do eclipses occur?

What are the two types?

Answer 1

Eclipses occur when the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body

Lunar eclipse
Sun 
*is blocked by
Earth
*For the
Moon

Solar Eclipse
Sun 
*is blocked by
Moon
*for the
Earth

Question 2

What is a “new moon”?

Answer 2

Side light by the sun is away from the earth, therefore cannot really see it

Question 3

What is a waxing crescent moon?

Waning?

Answer 3

Waxing gibbous - The moon is getting bigger. You are beginning to be able to see the moon

Waning gibbous - moon is almost gone
Getting smaller

Question 4

What is a quarter moon?

Answer 4

You can see half of the moon

Can be waning or waxing

Question 5

What is a waxing gibbous moon?

Waning?

Answer 5

Waxing -
Getting even larger
Almost fully seen
3/4

Waning -
Getting smaller
Almost full seen
3/4

Question 6

What is a full moon?

Answer 6

Completely opposite the earth

Can see all of the moon

Question 7

When is the only time during the day when you can see a full moon?

Answer 7

Dusk or dawn

Moon is on one horizon

Sun is on the other horizon

Question 8

What are tides caused by?

Answer 8

The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

On
Earth

Question 9

Look at the picture of tides

Explain

Answer 9

Every 6 hours - High tides are pulled on either side by moon and sun

Every 6 hours - Low tides are retracted from less gravitational pull

Question 10

When the moon and the sun are alignment what kind of tides occur?

Answer 10

Extreme tides
*really low *really high

Spring tides

Question 11

When the moon and the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles, what kind of tides do we get?

Answer 11

We get less extreme tides

Neap tides