Tides and Eclipses

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What is the term for the highest point of a tide?

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High tide

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What is the term for the lowest point of a tide?

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Low tide

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What is a spring tide?

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A tide that occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

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What is a neap tide?

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A tide that occurs when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in the lowest high tides and the highest low tides.

Front

What is a solar eclipse?

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An event that occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light.

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What is a lunar eclipse?

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An event that occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to cover the Moon.

Front

During which moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?

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New moon

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During which moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur?

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Full moon

Front

Why does the Moon have a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun?

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Because the Moon is closer to the Earth.

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What is the main reason we experience tides on Earth?

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The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth's oceans.