Eclipse and Tides

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
• Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 

• spring
• high
• low
• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Water flows toward the high tides, halfway between them causing ____________.

• neap tide
• high tide
• spring tide
• low tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

• 24 hours
• 12.5 hours
• 25 hours
• 6.25 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

• Spring tides
• Neap tides
• Normal tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1