Tides

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How many high tides does a place have each day?

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2

Front

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

Front

Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram? Options: new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter/third quarter

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full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________

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tidal range

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

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Neap Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of an effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

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The moon is closer to the Earth than the sun.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides.

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false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month.

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True

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

Which word is not part of the word Insolation? Options: Convection, Radiation, Solar, Incoming

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Convection

Front

TRANSFER OF HEAT BY DIRECT CONTACT IS CALLED

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CONDUCTION