Solar Eclipse

Umbra Umbra – Total Darkness Penumbra – partial darkness

A total eclipse of the sun occurs during the day! Only the corona is visible.

What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur? How come we do not have an eclipses each month? New Moon Phase

The moon’s orbit is tilted 5°

Annular Eclipse – When the moon is too far way from the Earth and cannot cover the Sun

Next Solar Eclipses for Long Island

Lunar Eclipse The Earth casts a shadow on the Full Moon

Solar Eclipses ______ The line up  _____ ______

Lunar Eclipses ____ The line up  ______ _____

Moon’s orbit is ____ Eclipses do not occur every month because…

Look at the next two pictures, think about what is different?

What is the difference between the two photographs?

Picture A Picture B

Tides are caused by ______

Earth SUN New Moon Spring Tides – NP Work together creating a higher high tide Higher high tide Lower low tide Higher high tide Full Moon

Earth SUN 1st Q Moon Neap Tides – NP high tide low tide high tide 3rd Q Moon

Tide Cycle Time between each high tide - - As Earth rotates the Moon revolves in its orbit Moon moves 13 degrees every 24 hrs

Bay of Fundy Extreme fluctuations of high tide and low tide Located in Eastern Canada