Tides

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What is a high tide?

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Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides? Options: Sun, Saturn, Moon, Venus

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Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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neap tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create? Options: neap tide, spring tide, new moon tide, full moon tide

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spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What causes tides?

Back

the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What causes tides? Options: gravity, wind, spring, neap

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gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide? Options: 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours

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6 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

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2 low tides, 2 high tides

Front

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later, what tide will you see?

Back

low

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What do we call the weak tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

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Neap Tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1