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The autumnal _______ occurs in September when the days start getting shorter and the nights are longer in the Northern Hemisphere.

During a new moon phase, spring tides produce the _______ difference between high and low tides.

Tides are caused by _______ pulling the water of the oceans and causing it to bulge toward the large masses of the moon and sun.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon briefly passes through the _______, where it receives much less sunlight causing the moon to appear dim.

When the moon passes between the sun and the earth a/an _______ eclipse occurs which momentarily blocks the sun's rays from reaching certain areas of the earth.

Respond to the following based on your reading.

If the earth blocks light from the sun during a lunar eclipse, why does the moon appear red when it passes through the umbra?

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the answer to the first fill in the blank would be equinox
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