Moon and Tides

The complete or partial blocking of light with one Celestial body that moves into the shadow of another Celestial body

• eclipse

• moon

• phase

• tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The bulge of ocean water directly under the moon's position (direct high tide) and an opposite side of Earth (indirect high tide)

• high tide

• low tide

• eclipse

• phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The level of low ocean water, occurring at right angles to the positions of high tide.

• low tide

• high tide

• lunar eclipse

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The darkening of the Moon caused by the Earth's Shadow. Occurs at the full moon phase when Earth is directly in between the Sun and the Moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• high tide

• low tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a body that orbits a planet or an asteroid as those object's orbit the Sun

• moon

• solar eclipse

• tide

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the varying portion of the lighted part of the Moon, Venus or Mercury visible from Earth

• phase

• tide

• eclipse

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Any celestial object, either natural or human-made, that revolves around another celestial object.

• satellite

• moon

• phase

• low tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An eclipse caused by Earth's Moon Blocking out part or all of the Sun from View, and the moon's Shadow Passing Over part of the daytime side of Earth; occurs only at the new moon phase.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• high tide

• low tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A cyclic rise and fall of ocean water on Earth caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon and, to a lesser degree, the Sun

• tide

• moon

• lunar eclipse

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1