WorksheetsEclipses Vocab /Tides
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the term "solar" relate to?
The Earth
The Moon
The Sun
The stars
An eclipse is a partial or complete hiding of what celestial body caused by the moon's shadow?
The Sun
The Moon
The Earth
The stars
During a total eclipse, the light from which celestial body is completely blocked by the moon's shadow?
The Moon
The Earth
The Sun
The stars
What is the path called where the total solar eclipse can be visible or complete?
Path of Light
Path of Darkness
Path of Totality
Path of the Moon
What is the term for the part of the shadow where the light is completely cut off during an eclipse?
Penumbra
Umbra
Totality
Eclipse Shadow
What is the term for the part of a shadow where only a portion of the light is cut off?
Umbra
Penumbra
Totality
Eclipse Shadow
What does the term "lunar" relate to?
The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
The stars
An area where light is blocked by an object
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Shadow
Umbra
Periodic rising and fallling of the surface level of an ocean and other waters resulting from t he gravitational attraction of the Moon and the Sun on the solide and liquid surfaces of the Earth.
Eclipse
Waves
Tide
Higher than normal high tide during the month that normally occurs during a new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in line and their gravitational forces are combined.
Neap Tide
Spring Tide
Waves
Lower than normal high tide that occurs when the first and third quarter moon, Earth, and the sun are at right angles to each other and the gravitational force of the Sun partially offsets the gravitational force of the Moon
Spring Tide
Neap Tide
Waves
The gravitational attraction between the moon and the Earth causes the water in the oceans, which is fluid and mobile, to be pulled towards the moon. This creates a "bulge" in the ocean that is closest to the moon and as the Earth rotates, the location of the waters that are affected change.
Neap Tide
Spring Tide
Tidal Bulge
Waves
The area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
High Tide
Low Tide
Shore
Intertidal Zone
the line between Earth and the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. The sun’s pull is at right angles to the moon’s pull causing a ____ _____.
Spring Tide
High Tide
Neap Tide
Low Tide
The sun, the moon, and Earth are nearly in a line during a new moon. The gravity of the sun and the moon pull in the same direction causing a ______ ____
Spring Tide
Neap Tide
High Tide
Low Tide
