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Tides & Eclipses
Overview of Tides and Eclipses
Question | Answer |
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What mainly causes tides? | Moon's gravity pulling on Earth's waters |
What are tides? | Rising and falling levels of ocean water |
What is high tide? | When ocean water is at its highest elevation |
What is low tide? | When ocean water is at its lowest elevation |
What is a neap tide? | When Moon is in 1st or 3rd quarter; lower high tide, higher low tides (less gravity pulling on ocean) |
What is a spring tide? | During New or Full Moon, highest high tide, lowest low tide (more gravity pulling on the oceans) |
What is a solar eclipse? | When the moon in its full moon phase passes between the sun and Earth, blocking out the sunlight |
What is a lunar eclipse? | When Earth passes between the sun and the moon in its full moon phase, blocking out the moon |