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