Eclipses and Tides

At one beach, high tide occurs at 8 a.m. When will the next high tide most likely occur?

8 pm

T/F During all lunar eclipses, the earth is between the sun and the moon.

True

T/F The largest number of shells exposed on a beach would be found when the moon's and sun's gravitational pulls combine.

True

A lunar eclipse can only occur during a ____________________

full moon.

What causes tides on earth? (be specific)

gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

If the sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater effect on tides?

it is much closer than the sun

A total solar eclipse is visible anywhere within the ___________'s umbra

moon

During a total lunar eclipse, the _____________ passes through the ________________'s umbra.

moon/ earth

During _________________________ tides, high tides are lower and low tides are higher.

neap

During a(n) __________________ tide, Earth, the Sun, and the Moon form a right angle.

neap

Solar eclipses can only occur when there is a ________________ ______________________.

new moon

A solar eclipse can only occur during a ___________________

new moon.

During a(n) ___________________ tide, Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are positioned in a straight line.

spring

During full moon and new moon phases, ______________________ tides occur

spring

The daily rise and fall of sea level is called a ____________

tide

You do not see a lunar eclipse every month because the Moon's orbit is slightly ___________________compared to Earth's orbit

tilted

During a solar eclipse, if you are in the penumbra of the moon's shadow, you see a ____________________ solar eclipse

total

The moon prevents sunlight from reaching parts of the Earth during a ______________ __________________ _________________

total solar eclipse

The _________________________ is the central, darker part of a shadow, where light is totally blocked.

umbra