Tide+Moon+16OWE

> ** When the side of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing the earth it causes a full moon. When the side of the moon that is not lit up by the sun is turned away from the earth it causes a new moon. When half of the moon is lit up and the other half isn't and they're both both facing the earth it looks like there's only half of the moon and this is a half moon. **
 * 1) View the top diagram above. Compare the relative positions of the earth, moon and sun to explain the differences between new moon, half moon and full moon phases.
 * 1) View the example of the tide chart for the Gandy Bridge for a day. 2015 Tide Chart for Gandy BridgeUsing the positions of the moon relative to a location on earth, explain why the tides alternate from low to high during a 24 hour period and why there are usually 2 high tides alternating with low tides each day. ** The tides alternate from low to high because the earth is rotating and is not always facing the moon and since the moon's Gravity is what causes the tides. **
 * 2) Use the data from Gandy Bridge TidesTampa Bay Tides to create a spreadsheet in Open Office with the coefficient of the tides for the days in the month of October, 2015. Then create a line graph of the data. Indicate that the first row and first columns are labels. Be sure to label the X and Y axis, and to provide a title. Be sure to include units. (Note: On the Tide Tables there are tidal coefficients which tell us the amplitude of the tide forecast (difference in height between the consecutive high tides and low tides in any given area). The highest possible tidal coefficient is 118, corresponding to the greatest high or low tide there can be, excluding meteorological effects. Tidal coefficients are calculated from the following parameters or from the sun and the moon: straight ascension, declination, parallax and the distance between the Earth and the celestial body.)
 * 3) Save the Tide Height spreadsheet as 8 last name initial tide. Save it as an html document. Saving it as an html will convert the chart to a jpeg. Copy the spreadsheet data and paste it on your TideMoon page. Then Upload the jpeg of the chart to your page.
 * 4) View the Moon Phases October 2015 on the same Gandy Bridge Tides . Find the moon phases for the high coefficients and low coefficients on the graph.Provide an explanation for the pattern of high coefficient of tides alternating with the low coefficient of tides during the month based on the relative position of the earth, moon and sun. ** The tide is the highest when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned. This is the highest tide because the Earth has the sun and the moon's gravity pulling on the water. The tide is the lowest during the quarter moons. This is the lowest tides because the Earth has the sun and the moon's gravity pulling on it in different directions. **


 * Dates ||> Tide Coefficient ||
 * 10/01/15 ||> 89 ||
 * 10/02/15 ||> 73 ||
 * 10/03/15 ||> 57 ||
 * 10/04/15 ||> 45 ||
 * 10/05/15 ||> 41 ||
 * 10/06/15 ||> 44 ||
 * 10/07/15 ||> 52 ||
 * 10/08/15 ||> 61 ||
 * 10/09/15 ||> 70 ||
 * 10/10/15 ||> 77 ||
 * 10/11/15 ||> 83 ||
 * 10/12/15 ||> 86 ||
 * 10/13/15 ||> 86 ||
 * 10/14/15 ||> 85 ||
 * 10/15/15 ||> 81 ||
 * 10/16/15 ||> 75 ||
 * 10/17/15 ||> 67 ||
 * 10/18/15 ||> 58 ||
 * 10/19/15 ||> 49 ||
 * 10/20/15 ||> 45 ||
 * 10/21/15 ||> 49 ||
 * 10/22/15 ||> 58 ||
 * 10/23/15 ||> 74 ||
 * 10/24/15 ||> 89 ||
 * 10/25/15 ||> 101 ||
 * 10/26/15 ||> 110 ||
 * 10/27/15 ||> 112 ||
 * 10/28/15 ||> 109 ||
 * 10/29/15 ||> 99 ||
 * 10/30/15 ||> 87 ||
 * 10/31/15 ||> 72 ||
 * 1) 10/01/15 - Coefficient = 89 - Wanning Gibbous
 * 2) 10/05/15 - Coefficient = 41 - 3rd Quarter Moon
 * 3) 10/12/15 - Coefficient = 86 - Waning Crescent
 * 4) 10/20/15 - Coefficient = 45 - Waxing Crescent
 * 5) 10/27/15 - Coefficient = 112 - Full Moon

=Phases: NASA recently released photos of the Apollo Mission.= The phase of the earth could be either a waxing or waning crescent. The phase of the moon would be a waning or waxing gibbous. The phase of the earth could be either a first or third quarter. The phase of the moon would be a first or third quarter. The phase of the earth is a waxing gibbous. The phase of the moon would be a waning or waxing crescent.
 * 1) View the 3 images below. Explain for each image, the relative position of the sun, moon and earth that would result in the phase of the earth as seen in each of the photos. For each picture indicate what the corresponding phase of the moon would be when viewed from earth on the same day each of the photos of the earth was taken.