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    This document discusses phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides. It explains that the moon's phases are caused by the changing positions of the moon, Earth, and sun. Eclipses occur when one celestial body blocks the sun's light from reaching another. Solar eclipses happen during a new moon and lunar eclipses occur during a full moon. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, with high tides occurring on opposite sides of Earth closest to the moon.

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    This document discusses phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides. It explains that the moon's phases are caused by the changing positions of the moon, Earth, and sun. Eclipses occur when one celestial body blocks the sun's light from reaching another. Solar eclipses happen during a new moon and lunar eclipses occur during a full moon. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, with high tides occurring on opposite sides of Earth closest to the moon.

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    9-2 Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Web

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    Phases, Eclipses, and

    Tides
    Chapter 9 Section 2
    The Moon’s Orbit
     The moon revolves
    around Earth and
    rotates on its own
    axis
     The moon revolves
    around Earth once
    every 27.3 days in
    an oval orbit
     The moon rotates on
    its axis once every
    27.3 days (1 moon
    day = 1 moon year)
     The same side of the
    moon always faces
    What Causes Phases?

     Phases-the different
    shapes of the moon
    you see from Earth
     Phases are caused by
    changes in the relative
    positions of the moon,
    Earth,
    The Cycle
     andPhases
    of the the sun
     New moon
     Waxing Crescent
     First quarter
     Waxing Gibbous
     Full Moon
     Waning Gibbous
     Third Quarter
     Waning Crescent
    Cyclical Phases of the
    Moon
    Eclipses
    The moon’s orbit around Earth is
    slightly tilted with respect to
    Earth’s orbit around the sun
    When the moon’s shadow hits
    Earth or Earth’s shadow hits the
    moon, and eclipse occurs
    Eclipse- occurs when an object in
    space comes between the sun
    and a third object, and casts a
    shadow on that object
    Total Solar Eclipses
     Partial Solar Eclipses

     Solar eclipse  Penumbra-


    occurs when largest part
    the moon
    passes between of the
    Earth and the moons
    sun, blocking
    the sunlight shadow
    from reaching where part
    Earth of the sun
     Umbra- cone-
    is visible
    shaped darkest
    part of the from Earth
    moon’s shadow  Eclipse
     Only the Earth
    within the
    visible in
    umbra the
    experience a penumbra
    total solar is a partial
    eclipse
    Solar Eclipse eclipse
    Total Lunar Eclipses
     Partial Lunar Eclipses

     Lunar eclipse occurs at A lunar eclipse when


    a full moon when Earth, the moon, and
    Earth is directly the sun are not quite
    between the moon in line cause a
    and the sun partial lunar eclipse
     When the moon is in  A partial lunar eclipse
    Earth’s umbra, you occurs when the
    see a total lunar moon passes partly
    eclipse into the umbra of
    Earth’s shadow

    Lunar
    Eclipses
    What Causes Tides?
     High Tides

     Tides- the rise and fall of  The moon pulls on water


    water at Earth’s surface
     Gravity pulls the moon and more strongly than on
    Earth (including the Earth as a whole
    water on Earth’s surface)  Water facing the moon is
    toward each other pulled toward the
     Tides occur mainly because moon creating high
    of differences in how tide
    much the moon pulls on  The farthest point from
    different parts of Earth the moon pulls less
     Moon’s gravity pulls water
    strongly on the water
    toward the point on
    at Earth’s surface than
    on Earth as a whole;
    Earth’s surface closest to Earth is pulled toward
    the moon the moon, leaving the
     water behind, creating
    another high tide
    Tides
    The Tide Cycle
     Spring and Neap Tides

     Low tides occur on the  Spring tide- tide with the


    sides of the Earth greatest difference
    perpendicular to the between low and high
    high tides tide caused by the pull
    of gravity of both the
     Tides cycle every 25
    sun and moon in the
    hours same direction
     Neap tide- tide with the
    least difference
    between low and high
    tide caused when the
    sun’s pull is at right
    angles to the moon’s
    on the Earth
    Local Tide Effects
    Shapes of bodies of water and
    depths of the ocean floor affect the
    flow of water
    Ocean tides can sometimes extend
    far up rivers and can flow
    upstream as the tide comes in and
    downstream as the tide goes back
    out
    Intertidal zone- strip of land that
    under water at high tide but
    becomes dry land at low tide
    Review
     Why does the moon change its phases as
    the month progresses?

     Describethe relative positions of Earth, the


    sun, and the moon during a solar eclipse
    and during a lunar eclipse

     Explainwhy there are two high tides and


    two low tides each day.

     Why are a “day” and a “year” on the moon


    the same length?

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