tides and eclipses

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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A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

• Full moon
• New moon
• Waxing moon

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A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

• Full moon
• New moon
• Quarter moon

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Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull

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Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?

• 2 high and 2 low tides
• 4 high and 4 low tides
• 1 high and 1 low tides

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What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

• Neap tides
• Spring tides
• Normal tides

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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Why is a lunar eclipse very rare?

• Because it happens every new moon
• Because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth rarely line up
• because the moon isn't close enough to the earth
• because the earth isn't close enough to the sun

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