Eclipses, Seasons, and Tides | 4/29/19-5/3/19
Solar lunar eclipse diagram by Tomruen Summary: The positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun heavily determine eclipses, seasons, and tides. For example, both types of eclipses are caused when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned. Solar eclipses are caused when the Moon is in front of, and blocking the Sun's light from reaching Earth. This results in not being able to see the Sun, or the Sun being partially blocked by the Moon. A lunar eclipse is caused when the Earth is in front of the Sun which blocks the light from reaching the Sun. Thus, turning the moon to a gray color or a dark red color depending on if the Moon is in the penumbra (gray) or umbra (dark red). Another example of how the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun effect things is with tides. Spring tides (when the difference between the height of the high tides and low tides is very great), which have very high tides are caused when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned in an...
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