Solar_system_moon_ICS16SOU

Assignment:
Students will explain the impact of objects in space on each other including: 1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction 2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.

Create a wiki page called TideMoon CodeName. The answers to the questions below and the spreadsheet and chart will go on your wiki page.



Read Moon Phases for explanation of diagram above.

For an explanation read Earth Science for Kids

> Using 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 because of the position of the moon at different the diffent times. The gravity of the moon causes a high tide both on the side of the Earth directly below the Moon and the opposite side of the Earth. Low tides are on the sides of the Earth.
 * 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. When there is a new moon, the Earth's shadow covers the whole side of the earth that we see. When there is a half moon the Earth's shadow covers half of the moon we see and the ofther half is lit by the moon. When there is a full moon, none of Earth's shadow is hitting the moon.
 * 2) View the example of the tide chart for the Gandy Bridge for a day. 2015 Tide Chart for Gandy Bridge
 * 1) 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. When the coefficient is very high, The moon is a full moon or is a gibbous. When the coefficient is average it is a half moon. When the coefficient is low it is crecent or a new moon.


 * > Date ||> 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) 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.

The phase of the earth would be a cresent and the phase of the moon would be a gibbous.

The phase of the earth would be a third quater and the phase of the moon would also be a quater moon.

The phase of the earth would be a gibbous while the phase of the moon would be a crescent.