Tides

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How long is a lunar day?

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24 hours 50 minutes

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Which part of the monthly tidal cycle has higher tidal ranges?

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Spring tides

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Higher high tides are associated with syzygy. What does that mean?

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The earth, moon and sun are in a straight line from each other

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Which scientist developed the laws of gravitation that explain the movement of tides?

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Newton

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Where in the world is the largest tidal range found? Options: Qiantang, China; Cook Inlet, Alaska; Porocora, Brazil; Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

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Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

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Which kind of tides occur during quarter moons?

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Neap tides

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An ebb tide refers to...

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when the tidal current is flowing away from land

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Amphidromic points have what tidal range?

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Zero

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Which tidal cycle is pictured? Options: Diurnal, Mixed Semidiurnal, Semidiurnal

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Diurnal

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Which tidal cycle is pictured?

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Mixed semidiurnal