8th Grade Unit 7 Tides & Seasons

An imaginary line around which a planet rotates.

• Daily Tide

• Axis

• Solstice

• New Moon

Water on the side of the Earth closest to the Moon is

most strongly affected by the Moon’s gravitational pull.

• Daily
  Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Spring Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An imaginary line dividing Earth into the Northern and

Southern Hemispheres

• Spring Tide

• Lunar Cycle

• Equator

• Seasons

Force of attraction between all masses in

the universe, especially the attraction of the Earth's mass for bodies

near its surface

• Seasons

• Gravitational Attraction

• Axis

• Daily Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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The state of the tide when it reaches its highest level.

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Spring Tide

• Tide

The state of the tide when it reaches its lowest level.

• New Moon

• Solstice

• Low Tide

• Neap Tide

The phases of the Moon as it orbits Earth, influencing tides.

• Axis

• Lunar Cycle

• Axis

• Daily Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Occurs at the first and third (last) quarter Moon phases;

the Sun is at a right angle to the Moon.

• Neap Tide

• Low Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The phase of the Moon when it is located between Earth

and the Sun, making it invisible from Earth.

• Seasons

• Gravitational Attraction

• New Moon

• Solstice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Periods of the year characterized by specific weather

patterns and daylight hours, resulting from Earth's tilt and revolution.

• Tide

• Seasons

• New Moon

• Spring Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6