Eclipses and Tides

The  umbra is the ___________ part of the moon's shadow

• Darkest 
• Largest 
• weakest 
• brightest

The largest part of a shadow is called the __________________

• Shadow
• Umbra
• Penumbra
• umbrella

A lunar eclipse occurs during a __________moon

• Full
• third quarter 
• New 
• First Quarter

A solar eclipse occurs during a ________moon.

• full
• third quarter
• new
• first quarter

A spring tide occurs during a _________ and _________ moon

• New & full
• third quarter & first quarter 
• waxing crescent & waning crescent
• waning gibbous & waxing gibbous

______________are caused mainly by differences in how much the moon's gravity pull on different parts of the Earth.

• Wind
• Tides
• Waves`
• Eclipses

The moon is illuminated by the light of the ________

• sun
• earth
• stars
• itself

When the moon's shadow hits Earth or the Earth's shadow hits the moon, what occurs?

• High tide
• Low tide
• Eclipse
• moon phases

A solar eclipse is only visible during the _______.

• day
• night

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus