Eclipse and Tides Vocabulary
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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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