Eclipses & Tides

• What are the two types of Eclipses?

  Solar and Lunar Eclipse
• When do Solar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun
• Eclipses occur relative to the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
• What are the three types of Solar Eclipses?

  Partial, Annular, and Total
• When do Lunar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the Moon moves within the shadow of the Earth
• What Eclipse is SME?

  Solar Eclipse
• What Eclipse is SEM?

  Lunar Eclipse
• When do Total Solar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the moon exactly covers the Sun's visible surface
• When do Partial Solar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when only a portion of the sun is blocked by the Moon
• When do Annular Solar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the disk is seen to be surrounded by a very thin ring
• When do Total Lunar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the Moon is entirely on the Umbra of the Earth's shadow
• When do Partial Lunar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when only a part of the Moon passes through the Umbra
• When do Penumbral Lunar Eclipses occur?

  It occurs when the Moon passes only through the Penumbra of the Earth's shadow
• What are the three types of Lunar Eclipses?

  Total, Partial, and Penumbral
• What are Tides?

  They are regular fluctuations in ocean levels where the water level can be seen as high or low
• What causes Tides?

  They are caused by the combined gravitational force of the Sun and the Moon on the oceans
• What’s the order of the alignment among the SUN, EARTH, and MOON during a SOLAR ECLIPSE?

  Sun, Moon, Earth
• During a LUNAR eclipse, the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth
• In PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, only a portion of the sun is blocked by the moon