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Mr.Radeke

Mr. Radeke Chapter19 Section 3 Earth Science

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Phase One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
Eclipse The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
Solar Eclipse The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
Umbra The darkest part of a shadow.
Penumbra The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
Lunar Eclipse The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when the Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
Tide The daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters on its coastlines.
Spring tide A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are aligned with Earth at the new moon and the full moon.
Neap tide A tide with the least difference between low and high tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other at the first and third quarters of the moon.
What is a new moon? The phase in which the side of the moon facing Earth is not lit because the sun is behind the moon.
During which phase of the moon can lunar eclipses occur? Full moon.
Created by: Tom Radeke
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