Tides and Eclipses

What does the Moon have an effect on?

• The ocean tides

• the seasons

• the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A __________ is the rise and fall of sea level

• eclipse

• phase

• tide

A ___________ eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon

• lunar

• solar

• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A _____________ eclipse occurs when Moon's shadow falls on the Earth

• lunar

• spring

• solar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A lunar eclipse occurs during which type of moon phase?

• full moon

• new moon

• quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A solar eclipse happens during which moon phase?

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What celestial object other than the moon effects the Earth's tides?

• Sun

• Venus

• Asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tide occurs when high tides are very high and low tides are very low?

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

• Phase tide

What type of tides occur when the pull of the Moon and the pull of the Sun are perpendicular to each other?

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

• Partial tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1