Eclipse and Tides Vocabulary

Eclipse and Tides Vocabulary

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the intertidal zone?

Back

The area along the shore that exists between the highest high and lowest low tides.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the umbra?

Back

The central, darkest part of a shadow.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line?

Back

Spring tide.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a neap tide?

Back

A lower than normal high tide that occurs when the first and third quarter moon, Earth, and Sun are at right angles to each other.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a total solar eclipse?

Back

An eclipse visible on Earth from the inside of the moon's umbra; occurs when the sun's entire disk, except the corona, is blocked by the new moon.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes tides?

Back

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth's oceans.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between spring tide and neap tide?

Back

Spring tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned, resulting in higher high tides and lower low tides, while neap tide occurs when they are at right angles, resulting in lower high tides and higher low tides.

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