TideMoon16MAR

> 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. Answers
 * 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.
 * 2) View the example of the tide chart for the Gandy Bridge for a day. 2015 Tide Chart for Gandy Bridge
 * 1) 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. Thencreate 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.)
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) 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.

1.The position of the earth and sun have a big difference on the moon. The earth is always half lit and half dark. The lit side depends on the relationship between the sun, earth, and the moon. When the earth isn lit we can still see some moons. A new moon is a result of the dark side facing earth and the lit side facing the sun. The half moon is a result of the light side facing earth and the dark side facing the sun. A full moon is a result of the dark side of the earth seeing light.

2. The tides alternate from high to low every 24 hours because of the earths rotation. The tides have to do with where the moon is it. Their are usually 2 high tides a day, this happens because of the moon and where it moves.

5. The highest coefficients are 10/25-10/27, they are both in the hundeds. The lowest coefficients are 10/4-10/6, they are all in the forties. The high coefficient patterns of tides are all full moons, this is when the light side of the moon is facing the dark side of the earth. The low coefficients are 1st quarter moons, which is when the lit side of the earth sees the lit side of the moon and the dark side of the earth sees the dark side of the moon. The tides happen because of the position of the moon, and the rotation of the earth. Also where the moon is at that exact time.


 * 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 ||

10/1= coefficient of 89. Moon phase was a waning gibous. 10/08=coefficient of 61. Moon phase was a waning cresent. 10/15= coefficient of 81. Moon phase was waxing cresent. 10/29=coefficient of 99. Moon phase was a full moon.

The earth, moon, and the suns position causes the phases of the moon.

3 Pictures

phase of the earth? what phase the moon would be in?

1st picture The earth phase is a cresent, you would see 3/4 of the moon, or a waxing gibbous moon.

2nd picture The earth phase is a quarter, you would see half of the moon.

3rd picture The earth phase is a wanning gibbous, you would see cresent phase of the moon.