Introduction:
You will use the links listed below to answer questions found at each website. If you run out of time use your notes to complete the questions for homework.
Websites you will use:
Lunar Eclipse: clipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html
Solar Eclipse: clipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html
Tides: aay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
Tides: hantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Tides.shtml
Moon Phases: aay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/
Answer the following Questions:
Moon Phases:
What are the moon phases?
What does each phase look like?
How long does each phase last?
What causes the phases?
If March 1 is a new moon, when will be the full moon?
Eclipses:
What are the two types of eclipses?
What must happen for a solar eclipse to occur?
What does a solar eclipse look like (total, partial, and annular)?
What must happen for a lunar eclipse to occur?
What does a lunar eclipse look like?
Tides:
What is a high and low tide? What causes the tides?
What are neap tides? How does it occur?
What are spring tides? How does it occur?
How long is it between each tide?
How many high tides occur in 24 hours? How man low tides?